Hauptbahnhof

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German

Etymology

haupt- +‎ Bahnhof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯pt.baːnˌhoːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯.paˌnoːf/ (casual speech)
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  • Hyphenation: Haupt‧bahn‧hof
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Noun

Hauptbahnhof m (strong, genitive Hauptbahnhofes or Hauptbahnhofs, plural Hauptbahnhöfe) (common abbreviation Hbf in Germany and Austria, HB in Switzerland)

  1. central/main train station

Declension

Declension of Hauptbahnhof
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hauptbahnhof die Hauptbahnhöfe
genitive eines des Hauptbahnhofes, Hauptbahnhofs der Hauptbahnhöfe
dative einem dem Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhofe1 den Hauptbahnhöfen
accusative einen den Hauptbahnhof die Hauptbahnhöfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Danish: hovedbanegård (calque)

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