Bahn
See also: bahn
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with bane.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bahn f (genitive Bahn, plural Bahnen)
- route, trail
- Sie bricht ihre eigene Bahn.
- She blazes her own trail.
- rail transport
- Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn.
- I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.
- train, tram
- Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät!
- The train is always late!
- lane
- A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
- (astronomy) orbit
- Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf sehr exzentrischen Bahnen.
- Comets orbit the Sun on very eccentric orbits.
Declension
Derived terms
Proper noun
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- Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.
- Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen.
- Deutsche Bahn announced a profit.
Further reading
- “Bahn” in Duden online
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