untertunneln

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German

Etymology

By surface analysis, unter- (under) +‎ tunneln (to tunnel). Perhaps also directly derived from unter- +‎ Tunnel +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊntərˈtʊnəln/,
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧tun‧neln

Verb

untertunneln (weak, third-person singular present untertunnelt, past tense untertunnelte, past participle untertunnelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tunnel, to make a tunnel under
    Die Überführung wird abgerissen und die Bahngleise stattdessen untertunnelt.
    The flyover will be torn down and the railway tracks will be tunnelled instead.

Conjugation