Polyglot Dictionary

Oberleitungsbus

/ˈoːbɐlaɪ̯tʊŋsˌbʊs/

der 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
Oberleitungsbusse

Meaning

  1. trolleybus

    Built from Oberleitung (overhead line) + Bus (bus).

    • Er fährt mit dem Oberleitungsbus.

      He takes the trolleybus.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Oberleitung overhead line
  • Bus bus

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

trolebús

trolebús is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "trolleybus."

Practice

1 What does Oberleitungsbus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er fährt mit dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Oberleitungsbus?

nouncompound

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