geležinkelis

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From geleži̇̀s (“iron”) or geleži̇̀nis (“of iron”) +‎ kẽlias (“road, way”). Calque of German Eisenbahn, French chemin de fer, Russian желе́зная доро́га (želéznaja doróga), etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡʲɛ.lʲɛˈʑɪ̂ŋʲ.kʲɛ.lʲɪs] === Noun === geleži̇̀nkelis m (plural geleži̇̀nkeliai) stress pattern 1 railway, railroad geležinkelio stotis ― railway station geležinkelio iešmas ― railway switch siaurasis geležinkelis ― narrow-gauge railway (literally, “narrow railway”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== metropolitenas (“metro, subway”) traukinys (“train”) === Further reading === “geležinkelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “geležinkelis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026