Gleis

== German == === Alternative forms === Geleise (Switzerland, Austria) === Etymology === The contemporary form is shortened from Geleise, from Middle High German geleis (“track”), cognate with Middle High German leise, from Old High German leisa, from Proto-Germanic *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace, track”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlaɪ̯s/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯s === Noun === Gleis n (strong, genitive Gleises, plural Gleise) railway (track on which trains run) (individual) track ==== Usage notes ==== In German and Swiss train stations, trains are announced as leaving from a numbered track, not a platform. Platforms (Bahnsteige) give access to one or two tracks, and are usually not numbered themselves. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Bahnsteig Eisenbahn Schiene === References === === Further reading === “Gleis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gleis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Gleis” in Duden online Gleis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Luxembourgish == === Noun === Gleis f (plural Gleisen) railway (track on which trains run), track (uncountable) (slang) milk