geležinkelis

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Lithuanian

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Geležinkelis

Etymology

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From geležìs (iron) or geležìnis (of iron) +‎ kẽlias (road, way). Calque of German Eisenbahn, French chemin de fer, Russian желе́зная доро́га (želéznaja doróga), etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geležìnkelis m (plural geležìnkeliai) stress pattern 1

  1. railway, railroad
    geležinkelio stotisrailway station
    geležinkelio iešmasrailway switch
    siaurasis geležinkelisnarrow-gauge railway (literally, “narrow railway”)

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