Eisenbahn – German noun declension

German noun forms of Eisenbahn

Noun: Eisenbahn
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singulareine Eisenbahn
Plural Eisenbahnen

Definite

Singulardie Eisenbahn
Pluraldie Eisenbahnen

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareiner Eisenbahn
Plural Eisenbahnen

Definite

Singularder Eisenbahn
Pluralder Eisenbahnen

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareiner Eisenbahn
Plural Eisenbahnen

Definite

Singularder Eisenbahn
Pluralden Eisenbahnen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareine Eisenbahn
Plural Eisenbahnen

Definite

Singulardie Eisenbahn
Pluraldie Eisenbahnen

Sample Sentences

  • Die Eisenbahn war die erste moderne Verkehrsrevolution. (The railway was the first revolution of modern traffic.)
  • Da hinten kommt eine Eisenbahn! (There’s a train approaching over there!)

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no-der.?
3. Proto-Celtic *īsarnombor.
4. Proto-Germanic *īsarną
5. Proto-West Germanic *īsarn
6. Old High German īsarn
7. Middle High German īsern
8. German Eisen
9. Middle High German ban
10. German Bahn
11. German Eisenbahn
12. From Eisen (“iron”) + Bahn (“transport, lane”), originally for the iron rails of trains used in mining.

Verbs referencing "Eisenbahn"

French Nouns chemin de fer, Italian Nouns ferrovia, Portuguese Nouns ferrovia, Danish Nouns jernbane, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns jernbane, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns jernbane, Hungarian Nouns vasút, Spanish Nouns ferrovía, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns jarnbane, Dutch Nouns ijzerbaan, Polish Nouns kolej żelazna, Romanian Nouns izânban, Greek Nouns σιδηροτροχιά.

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