tunnelbane
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Danish
Etymology
From tunnel (“tunnel”) + bane (“track, rail”).
Noun
tunnelbane c (singular definite tunnelbanen, plural indefinite tunnelbaner)
Inflection
Declension of tunnelbane
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tunnelbane | tunnelbanen | tunnelbaner | tunnelbanerne |
| genitive | tunnelbanes | tunnelbanens | tunnelbaners | tunnelbanernes |
Synonyms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
tunnelbane m (definite singular tunnelbanen, indefinite plural tunnelbaner, definite plural tunnelbanene)
- underground, or underground railway (usually UK)
- subway (usually US)
- metro (in some cities)
Synonyms
References
- “tunnelbane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
tunnelbane m (definite singular tunnelbanen, indefinite plural tunnelbanar, definite plural tunnelbanane)
tunnelbane f (definite singular tunnelbana, indefinite plural tunnelbaner, definite plural tunnelbanene)
- underground, or underground railway (usually UK)
- subway (usually US)
- metro (in some cities)
Synonyms
References
- “tunnelbane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.