U-Bahn

German

Etymology

Short for Untergrundbahn ("underground railway"), but note that the first German underground, in Berlin, was initially called an Unterpflaster-Bahn ("underpavement railway"). Not to be confused with U-Straßenbahn (short for Undergrundstraßenbahn; in English known as premetro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuːbaːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

U-Bahn f (genitive U-Bahn, plural U-Bahnen)

1. underground railway; subway

   Synonyms: Metro f, Untergrundbahn f

Declension

Declension of U-Bahn [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	U-Bahn	die	U-Bahnen
genitive	einer	der	U-Bahn	der	U-Bahnen
dative	einer	der	U-Bahn	den	U-Bahnen
accusative	eine	die	U-Bahn	die	U-Bahnen

Related terms

• S-Bahn

Further reading

• “U-Bahn” in Duden online
• “U-Bahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache