trein

See also: treiñ, tréin, Trein, and Tréin

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• tryn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Dutch trein, from Middle French train. Dutch borrowed the modern sense “train” from English train.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trəin/

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Noun

trein (plural treine, diminutive treintjie)

1. train (railway vehicle)

Breton

Noun

trein

1. Hard mutation of drein.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French train.

The modern sense “railway vehicle” is a semantic loan from English train.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɛi̯n/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: trein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

trein m (plural treinen, diminutive treintje n)

1. train (railway vehicle)

   Synonym: (humorous) burgerrups

2. (dated) train, convoy, retinue, procession

Derived terms

• als een trein
• bagagetrein
• boemeltrein
• dieseltrein
• forensentrein
• goederentrein
• intercitytrein
• legertrein
• lopen als een trein
• magneettrein
• magneetzweeftrein
• nachttrein
• proviandtrein
• slaaptrein
• smalspoortrein
• sneltrein
• speelgoedtrein
• stoomtrein
• stoptrein
• stroomtrein
• treinconducteur
• treincoupé
• treinen
• treinkaart
• treinkaping
• treinmachinist
• treinrail
• treinspoor
• treinstation
• treinstel
• treinwagon
• voorraadtrein
• vrachttrein

Descendants

• Afrikaans: trein
• → Saramaccan: talán

See also

• intercity

Manx

Etymology

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Verb

trein (verbal noun treiney or treinaghey)

1. (carpentry) to nail

Mutation

Mutation of trein

radical	lenition	eclipsis
trein	hrein	drein

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.