Bahn

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baːn/ Homophones: Bahren, Barren (some speakers chiefly in casual speech) Rhymes: -aːn === Noun === Bahn f (genitive Bahn, plural Bahnen) route, trail (rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport short for Eisenbahn a vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram) (informal) ellipsis of Autobahn (informal) ellipsis of Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”) A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane (astronomy) orbit ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: gadgetbahn → Greater Polish: bana → Kashubian: ban Russian: (Crimean, slang) бан (ban) → Silesian: bana === Proper noun === Bahn f (proper noun, genitive Bahn) Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors. === Further reading === “Bahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bahn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Bahn” in Duden online