Polyglot Dictionary

Eisenbahn

/ˈaɪznˌbaːn/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Eisenbahnen

Meaning

  1. railway

    Built from Eisen (iron (the metal)) + Bahn (railway).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Eisen iron (the metal)
  • Bahn railway

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ferrocarril

ferrocarril is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "railway."

Portuguese

ferrovia

ferrovia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "railway."

Practice

1 What does Eisenbahn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ verbindet die Städte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eisenbahn?

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