tunnelbane
Danish
Etymology
From tunnel (“tunnel”) + bane (“track, rail”).
Noun
tunnelbane c (singular definite tunnelbanen, plural indefinite tunnelbaner)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tunnelbane | tunnelbanen | tunnelbaner | tunnelbanerne |
| genitive | tunnelbanes | tunnelbanens | tunnelbaners | tunnelbanernes |
Synonyms
- metro
- undergrundsbane
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
- tunellbane
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.