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Hauptbahnhof

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German

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Etymology

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    haupt- +‎ Bahnhof

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯pt.baːnˌhoːf/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯.paˌnoːf/ (casual speech)
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    • Hyphenation: Haupt‧bahn‧hof
    • Rhymes: -oːf

    Noun

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    Hauptbahnhof m (strong, genitive Hauptbahnhofes or Hauptbahnhofs, plural Hauptbahnhöfe) (common abbreviation Hbf in Germany and Austria, HB in Switzerland)

    1. central/main train station

    Declension

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    Declension of Hauptbahnhof [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Hauptbahnhof die Hauptbahnhöfe
    genitive eines des Hauptbahnhofes, Hauptbahnhofs der Hauptbahnhöfe
    dative einem dem Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhofe1 den Hauptbahnhöfen
    accusative einen den Hauptbahnhof die Hauptbahnhöfe

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Descendants

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    • → Danish: hovedbanegård (calque)

    Further reading

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