subterfervojo

Esperanto

Etymology

From subtera (“subterranean, underground”) +‎ fervojo (“railroad, railway”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subterferˈvojo/
  • Rhymes: -ojo
  • Hyphenation: sub‧ter‧fer‧vo‧jo

Noun

subterfervojo (accusative singular subterfervojon, plural subterfervojoj, accusative plural subterfervojojn)

  1. (uncommon) underground railway, underground, subway
    Synonyms: subtervojo, subvojo

Usage notes

The term metroo is a much more common term for an urban train system, above‐ or belowground.

Hypernyms

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