Tunnel

See also: tunnel

German

Alternative forms

• Tunell (Austria)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English tunnel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊnəl/, [ˈtʊnəl], [ˈtʊnl̩] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /tuˈnɛl/ (dated; still sometimes southern)

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Noun

Tunnel m or n (genitive Tunnels, plural Tunnel or Tunnels)

1. tunnel

Usage notes

• The predominant plural is unchanged Tunnel. The plural Tunnels is normal in Swiss standard German. Otherwise it is dated.
• The predominant gender is masculine. The word may, alternatively, be treated as a neuter in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Declension

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Derived terms

• Tunnelblick

Further reading

• “Tunnel” in Duden online