Polyglot Dictionary

Einschienenbahn

/ˈaɪ̯nʃiːnənˌbaːn/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Einschienenbahnen

Meaning

  1. monorail

    Built from ein (one) + Schiene (rail) + Bahn (railway).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • ein one
  • Schiene rail
  • Bahn railway

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

monorraíl

monorraíl is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "monorail."

Portuguese

monotrilho

monotrilho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "monorail."

Practice

1 What does Einschienenbahn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er fuhr mit der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Einschienenbahn?

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