Gleis
/ɡlaɪ̯s/
das
noun
A2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Gleise
Meaning
Similar words
Eisenbahnschiene and Gleis are close synonyms for "railway track"; Gleis also separately means "platform" at a train station.
Practice
1 What does Gleis mean?
railway track, platform
2 Fill the gap: Der Zug fährt von ___ neun ab.
Full sentence: Der Zug fährt von Gleis neun ab. (The train departs from platform nine.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gleis?
Gleis: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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