Gleis
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German
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Etymology
The contemporary form is shortened from the variant Geleise, from Middle High German geleis (“track”), cognate with Middle High German leise, from Old High German leisa.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gleis n (strong, genitive Gleises, plural Gleise)
- railway (track on which trains run)
- 2020 August 26, Dieter Fockenbrock, “Sorge um Corona-Infektionen: Bahnindustrie setzt auf neue Technologien”, in Handelsblatt:
- Das soll unter anderem 20 Prozent mehr Kapazitäten etwa durch dichtere Zugfolgen auf dem Netz schaffen, ohne einen Kilometer neues Gleis bauen zu müssen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (individual) track
Usage notes
- In German 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
Declension of Gleis
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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)