Bahnhof

German

Etymology

Bahn +‎ Hof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːnˌhoːf/
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  • Hyphenation: Bahn‧hof
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Noun

Bahnhof m (strong, genitive Bahnhofs or Bahnhofes, plural Bahnhöfe)

  1. railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station
    Synonyms: Bahnstation, Bahnstelle, Eisenbahnhof, Eisenbahnstation, Verkehrsstation, Zugangsstelle

Declension

Declension of Bahnhof [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bahnhof die Bahnhöfe
genitive eines des Bahnhofs, Bahnhofes der Bahnhöfe
dative einem dem Bahnhof, Bahnhofe1 den Bahnhöfen
accusative einen den Bahnhof die Bahnhöfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviations) Bf, Bhf

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verb

Descendants

  • → Danish: banegård (calque)
  • → Greater Polish: banof
  • → Kashubian: banof
  • → Silesian: banhŏf

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