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Bahn

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German

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Etymology

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    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.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Bahn f (genitive Bahn, plural Bahnen)

    1. route, trail
      Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn.
      She blazes her own trail.
    2. (rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport
      Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn.
      I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.
    3. short for Eisenbahn a vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)
      Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät!
      The train is always late!
      Ich bin in der Bahn.
      I'm on the train.
      • 2023 November 21, Hendrik Uffmann, “Auto contra Bahn: Ampel gegen Unfallserie”, in Westfalen-Blatt Paywall, number 271, published 22 November 2023, page BF18:
        [B]eim Abbiegen von der Beckhausstraße in die Seitenstraßen hatten Autofahrer immer wieder die Bahnen trotz der Warnhinweise übersehen.
        When turning from the Beckhaus Street into the side streets, auto drivers on and on over overlooked the trams, in spite of the warning signs.
    4. (informal) ellipsis of Autobahn
      Ich bin auf der Bahn.
      I'm on the motorway.
    5. (informal) ellipsis of Fahrbahn (lane [of a road])
    6. A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
    7. (astronomy) orbit
      Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen.
      Comets orbit the Sun on eccentric orbits.

    Declension

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    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • English: gadgetbahn
    • Greater Polish: bana
    • Kashubian: ban
    • Russian: (Crimean, slang) бан (ban)
    • Silesian: bana

    Proper noun

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    Bahn f (proper noun, genitive Bahn)

    1. Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.
      Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen.
      Deutsche Bahn announces a profit.

    Further reading

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    • Bahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • Bahn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Bahn” in Duden online