"Bahn" meaning in German

See Bahn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /baːn/ Audio: De-at-Bahn.ogg , De-Bahn.ogg Forms: Bahn [genitive]
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|inh|gmh>ban>|id=lane|tree=0}}, {{inh|de|gmh|ban}} Middle High German ban, {{inh|de|goh|*bana}} Old High German *bana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*banu}} Proto-West Germanic *banu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*banō}} Proto-Germanic *banō, {{cog|lb|Bunn}} Luxembourgish Bunn, {{cog|nl|baan}} Dutch baan Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f}} Bahn f (proper noun, genitive Bahn)
  1. Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors. Tags: feminine, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-name-yRZQ~Rt6

Noun

IPA: /baːn/ Audio: De-at-Bahn.ogg , De-Bahn.ogg
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|inh|gmh>ban>|id=lane|tree=0}}, {{inh|de|gmh|ban}} Middle High German ban, {{inh|de|goh|*bana}} Old High German *bana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*banu}} Proto-West Germanic *banu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*banō}} Proto-Germanic *banō, {{cog|lb|Bunn}} Luxembourgish Bunn, {{cog|nl|baan}} Dutch baan Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Bahn f (genitive Bahn, plural Bahnen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Bahn [genitive], Bahnen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bahn [nominative, singular], Bahnen [definite, nominative, plural], Bahn [genitive, singular], Bahnen [definite, genitive, plural], Bahn [dative, singular], Bahnen [dative, definite, plural], Bahn [accusative, singular], Bahnen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. route, trail Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-bdOvGoFW
  2. (rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-FZOy1H69 Categories (other): German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 8 3 23 23 20 16 2 6 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 22 22 22 17 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 24 23 23 18 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 22 22 24 19 1 5 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  3. A vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-AZS37ZwT Categories (other): German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 8 3 23 23 20 16 2 6 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 22 22 22 17 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 24 23 23 18 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 22 22 24 19 1 5
  4. (informal) Short for Autobahn. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, informal Alternative form of: Autobahn
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-31vMUxQ6 Categories (other): German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 8 3 23 23 20 16 2 6 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 22 22 22 17 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 24 23 23 18 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 22 22 24 19 1 5
  5. (informal) Short for Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, informal Alternative form of: Fahrbahn (extra: lane [of a road])
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-oDU3IdQO Categories (other): German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 8 3 23 23 20 16 2 6 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 22 22 22 17 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 24 23 23 18 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 22 22 24 19 1 5
  6. A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-kfdcMGxz
  7. (astronomy) orbit Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Bahn-de-noun-T6GhOsRo Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Achterbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "auf die falsche Bahn geraten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Autobahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bahnbrechend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bahnen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bahnfahrer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bahnfahrt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bahnhof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bahnsteig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bundesbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Eisenbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geisterbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kegelbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Rutschbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "S-Bahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Straßenbahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "U-Bahn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Umlaufbahn"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: gadgetbahn"
    },
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            "2": "bana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greater Polish: bana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greater Polish: bana"
    },
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            "2": "ban",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kashubian: ban",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: ban"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "бан",
            "q": "Crimean, slang"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: (Crimean, slang) бан (ban)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: (Crimean, slang) бан (ban)"
    },
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            "2": "bana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Silesian: bana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Silesian: bana"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan.",
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      "form": "Bahn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She blazes her own trail.",
          "text": "Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "route, trail"
      ],
      "id": "en-Bahn-de-noun-bdOvGoFW",
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          "route"
        ],
        [
          "trail",
          "trail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Rail transportation",
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            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 4 22 22 22 17 1 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 24 23 23 18 1 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 22 22 24 19 1 5",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.",
          "text": "Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "railway/railroad or rail transport"
      ],
      "id": "en-Bahn-de-noun-FZOy1H69",
      "links": [
        [
          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
        ],
        [
          "railway",
          "railway"
        ],
        [
          "railroad",
          "railroad"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "7 1 22 22 24 19 1 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The train is always late!",
          "text": "Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'm on the train.",
          "text": "Ich bin in der Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Bahn-de-noun-AZS37ZwT",
      "links": [
        [
          "Zug",
          "Zug#German"
        ],
        [
          "Tram",
          "Tram#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Autobahn"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 3 23 23 20 16 2 6",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm on the motorway.",
          "text": "Ich bin auf der Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for Autobahn."
      ],
      "id": "en-Bahn-de-noun-31vMUxQ6",
      "links": [
        [
          "Autobahn",
          "Autobahn#German"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Short for Autobahn."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "extra": "lane [of a road]",
          "word": "Fahrbahn"
        }
      ],
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        "(informal) Short for Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”)."
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    },
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        "A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane"
      ],
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          "sheet",
          "sheet"
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        [
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          "material"
        ],
        [
          "waterproof",
          "waterproof"
        ],
        [
          "roof",
          "roof"
        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
        [
          "waterproofing",
          "waterproofing"
        ],
        [
          "membrane",
          "membrane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "de:Astronomy",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Comets orbit the Sun on eccentric orbits.",
          "text": "Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "orbit"
      ],
      "id": "en-Bahn-de-noun-T6GhOsRo",
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          "astronomy"
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        [
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          "orbit"
        ]
      ],
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        "(astronomy) orbit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/baːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Bahn.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Bahren"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Barren (some speakers chiefly in casual speech)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bahn"
}

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          "text": "Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen.",
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    },
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      "homophone": "Bahren"
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      "homophone": "Barren (some speakers chiefly in casual speech)"
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      "rhymes": "-aːn"
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      "word": "Achterbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "auf die falsche Bahn geraten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Autobahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "bahnbrechend"
    },
    {
      "word": "bahnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bahnfahrer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bahnfahrt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bahnhof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bahnsteig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bundesbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eisenbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geisterbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kegelbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rutschbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "S-Bahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Straßenbahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "U-Bahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Umlaufbahn"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: gadgetbahn"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Greater Polish: bana",
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      "text": "→ Greater Polish: bana"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Kashubian: ban",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: ban"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "бан",
            "q": "Crimean, slang"
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          "expansion": "Russian: (Crimean, slang) бан (ban)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "bana",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Silesian: bana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Silesian: bana"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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        "2": "baan"
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      "expansion": "Dutch baan",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
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      "form": "Bahn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bahnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She blazes her own trail.",
          "text": "Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "route, trail"
      ],
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          "route"
        ],
        [
          "trail",
          "trail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        "de:Rail transportation"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.",
          "text": "Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
        ],
        [
          "railway",
          "railway"
        ],
        [
          "railroad",
          "railroad"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The train is always late!",
          "text": "Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'm on the train.",
          "text": "Ich bin in der Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Zug",
          "Zug#German"
        ],
        [
          "Tram",
          "Tram#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Autobahn"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms",
        "German short forms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm on the motorway.",
          "text": "Ich bin auf der Bahn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for Autobahn."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Autobahn",
          "Autobahn#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Short for Autobahn."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "lane [of a road]",
          "word": "Fahrbahn"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms",
        "German short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”)."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Fahrbahn#German"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Short for Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheet",
          "sheet"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "waterproof",
          "waterproof"
        ],
        [
          "roof",
          "roof"
        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
        [
          "waterproofing",
          "waterproofing"
        ],
        [
          "membrane",
          "membrane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "de:Astronomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Comets orbit the Sun on eccentric orbits.",
          "text": "Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "orbit"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "orbit",
          "orbit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) orbit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/baːn/"
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      "homophone": "Bahren"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Barren (some speakers chiefly in casual speech)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bahn"
}

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      ],
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      ],
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    {
      "homophone": "Bahren"
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  ],
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}

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