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Bahn.

route, trail

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/baːn/
  1. route, trail

    feminine
    Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn.
  2. railway/railroad or rail transport

    feminine
    Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn.
  3. short for Eisenbahn a vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)

    abbreviation · alt-of · feminine
    Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät!
    Ich bin in der Bahn.
  4. ellipsis of Autobahn

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine · informal
    Ich bin auf der Bahn.
  5. ellipsis of Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine · informal
  6. A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane

    feminine
  7. orbit

    feminine
    Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen.
  8. lap

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan.

name/baːn/
  1. Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.

    feminine · proper-noun
    Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan.

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