"Bummelbahn" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Bummelbahn.ogg
Etymology: bummeln (“dawdle, ramble”) + Bahn (“railway, train”), possibly as a play on Bimmelbahn (“a train with a bell”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|bummeln|Bahn|t1=dawdle, ramble|t2=railway, train}} bummeln (“dawdle, ramble”) + Bahn (“railway, train”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Bummelbahn f (genitive Bummelbahn, plural Bummelbahnen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Bummelbahn [genitive], Bummelbahnen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bummelbahn [nominative, singular], Bummelbahnen [definite, nominative, plural], Bummelbahn [genitive, singular], Bummelbahnen [definite, genitive, plural], Bummelbahn [dative, singular], Bummelbahnen [dative, definite, plural], Bummelbahn [accusative, singular], Bummelbahnen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) A slow local train. Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-Bummelbahn-de-noun-Ot8FcYQM Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
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      "form": "Bummelbahn",
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    },
    {
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          "ref": "1905, Peter Cornelius, Peter Cornelius literarische werke, volume 2, page 692:",
          "text": "Und die Ostbahn ist eine so furchtbare Bummelbahn. Die Mannheimer brauchen 14 — 15 Stunden hierher, die Berliner und Leipziger, die Wiener haben lauter anstrengende Fahrten.",
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          "ref": "2010, Lars Hein, Elternzeit in Japan, page 207:",
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          "ref": "2014, Frank W. D. Röder, Vernunft und Leidenschaft - Steuer and Segel Unseres Lebens, volume 2, page 192:",
          "text": "Eine Bummelbahn zucklte über eine bergige und kurvenreiche Strecke.",
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        "A slow local train."
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        "(informal) A slow local train."
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          "english": "For the return journey from our tranquil suburbs we rely on a private local train.",
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          "english": "A local train trotted along a mountainous and curving stretch.",
          "ref": "2014, Frank W. D. Röder, Vernunft und Leidenschaft - Steuer and Segel Unseres Lebens, volume 2, page 192:",
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