horn

horn n (definite singular hornet, indefinite plural horn, definite plural horna)

hornet (definite singular)
horn (indefinite plural)
horna (definite plural)
haurn (alternative)
hønn (hødn, hønnj) (alternative)
henn (alternative)

From Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna), from Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

(automotive, rail transport) horn (warning device)


tunge

tunge f (definite singular tunga, indefinite plural tunger, definite plural tungene)

tunga (definite singular)
tunger (indefinite plural)
tungene (definite plural)
tunga (alternative)

From Old Norse tunga f, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ f (“tongue”), from an N-stem variant of earlier Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s f (“tongue”).
Nordic cognates include Icelandic, Faroese, Norn, and Swedish tunga, Danish tunge, Elfdalian tungga. Other Germanic cognates include English tongue, West Frisian tonge, Dutch tong, German Zunge, and Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō).
Indo-European cognates include Armenian լեզու (lezu), Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Lithuanian liežuvis, Northern Kurdish ziman, Persian زبان, Polish język, Russian язык (jazyk), Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Tocharian A käntu, Tocharian B kantwo, Welsh tafod.

der

(rail transport) points (Britain, Ireland, Australia, India); switch (US) (the part of the railway switch that actually moves)


tog

tog n (definite singular toget, indefinite plural tog, definite plural toga)

toget (definite singular)
tog (indefinite plural)
toga (definite plural)

From Middle Low German tuch (“fare, pulling”) (genitive toges). In the sense of a train, it is a semantic borrow from German Zug.


pense

pense (present tense pensar, past tense pensa, past participle pensa, passive infinitive pensast, present participle pensande, imperative pense/pens)

pensar (present)
pensa (past)
pensa (participle past)
pensast (infinitive passive)
pensande (participle present)
pense (imperative)
pens (imperative)

(rail transport) to move the points from one track to another


pens

pens m (definite singular pensen, indefinite plural pensar, definite plural pensane)

pensen (definite singular)
pensar (indefinite plural)
pensane (definite plural)


vogn

vogn f (definite singular vogna, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)

vogna (definite singular)
vogner (indefinite plural)
vognene (definite plural)

(rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)


lokomotiv

lokomotiv n (definite singular lokomotivet, indefinite plural lokomotiv, definite plural lokomotiva)

lokomotivet (definite singular)
lokomotiv (indefinite plural)
lokomotiva (definite plural)


solslyng

solslyng m (definite singular solslyngen, indefinite plural solslyngar, definite plural solslyngane)

solslyng n (definite singular solslynget, indefinite plural solslyng, definite plural solslynga)

solslyngen (definite singular)
solslyngar (indefinite plural)
solslyngane (definite plural)
solslynget (definite singular)
solslyng (indefinite plural)
solslynga (definite plural)

From sol (“sun”) + slyng, from slynge (“to kink, buckle”).

(rail transport) sun kink (US) (buckle in the track caused by extremely hot weather)


avsporing

avsporing f (definite singular avsporinga, indefinite plural avsporingar, definite plural avsporingane)

avsporinga (definite singular)
avsporingar (indefinite plural)
avsporingane (definite plural)

(rail transport) a derailment (also used figuratively)


planovergang

planovergang m (definite singular planovergangen, indefinite plural planovergangar, definite plural planovergangane)

planovergangen (definite singular)
planovergangar (indefinite plural)
planovergangane (definite plural)

(rail transport) a level crossing (UK), or grade crossing (US)


jernbanespor

jernbanespor n (definite singular jernbanesporet, indefinite plural jernbanespor, definite plural jernbanespora)

jernbanesporet (definite singular)
jernbanespor (indefinite plural)
jernbanespora (definite plural)
jarnbanespor (alternative)


normalspor

head

normalspor n (definite singular normalsporet)


sidebane

sidebane m (definite singular sidebanen, indefinite plural sidebanar, definite plural sidebanane)

sidebane f (definite singular sidebana, indefinite plural sidebaner, definite plural sidebanene)

sidebane m sidebane (canonical feminine)
sidebanen (definite singular)
sidebanar (indefinite plural)
sidebanane (definite plural)
sidebana (definite singular)
sidebaner (indefinite plural)
sidebanene (definite plural)


sidelinje

sidelinje f (definite singular sidelinja, indefinite plural sidelinjer, definite plural sidelinjene)

sidelinja (definite singular)
sidelinjer (indefinite plural)
sidelinjene (definite plural)


dobbeltspor

dobbeltspor n (definite singular dobbeltsporet, indefinite plural dobbeltspor, definite plural dobbeltspora)

dobbeltsporet (definite singular)
dobbeltspor (indefinite plural)
dobbeltspora (definite plural)


kryssingsspor

kryssingsspor n (definite singular kryssingssporet, indefinite plural kryssingsspor, definite plural kryssingsspora)

kryssingssporet (definite singular)
kryssingsspor (indefinite plural)
kryssingsspora (definite plural)

(rail transport) a passing loop or crossing loop


sidespor

sidespor n (definite singular sidesporet, indefinite plural sidespor, definite plural sidespora)

sidesporet (definite singular)
sidespor (indefinite plural)
sidespora (definite plural)


passasjertog

passasjertog n (definite singular passasjertoget, indefinite plural passasjertog, definite plural passasjertoga)

passasjertoget (definite singular)
passasjertog (indefinite plural)
passasjertoga (definite plural)

(rail transport) a passenger train (as opposed to a goods train or freight train)


godstog

godstog n (definite singular godstoget, indefinite plural godstog, definite plural godstoga)

godstoget (definite singular)
godstog (indefinite plural)
godstoga (definite plural)

(rail transport) a goods train or freight train (as opposed to a passenger train)


aksellast

aksellast f (definite singular aksellasta, indefinite plural aksellaster, definite plural aksellastene)

aksellast m (definite singular aksellasten, indefinite plural aksellastar, definite plural aksellastane)

aksellast f aksellast (canonical masculine)
aksellasta (definite singular)
aksellaster (indefinite plural)
aksellastene (definite plural)
aksellasten (definite singular)
aksellastar (indefinite plural)
aksellastane (definite plural)


togtid

togtid f (definite singular togtida, indefinite plural togtider, definite plural togtidene)

togtida (definite singular)
togtider (indefinite plural)
togtidene (definite plural)


sporveksel

sporveksel m (definite singular sporvekselen, indefinite plural sporvekslar, definite plural sporvekslane)

sporvekselen (definite singular)
sporvekslar (indefinite plural)
sporvekslane (definite plural)

(rail transport) points (UK, plural noun), a switch (US)


togtur

togtur m (definite singular togturen, indefinite plural togturar, definite plural togturane)

togturen (definite singular)
togturar (indefinite plural)
togturane (definite plural)


persontog

persontog n (definite singular persontoget, indefinite plural persontog, definite plural persontoga)

persontoget (definite singular)
persontog (indefinite plural)
persontoga (definite plural)


jarnbanelinje

jarnbanelinje f (definite singular jarnbanelinja, indefinite plural jarnbanelinjer, definite plural jarnbanelinjene)

jarnbanelinja (definite singular)
jarnbanelinjer (indefinite plural)
jarnbanelinjene (definite plural)

(rail transport) alternative form of jernbanelinje


damplokomotiv

damplokomotiv n (definite singular damplokomotivet, indefinite plural damplokomotiv, definite plural damplokomotiva)

damplokomotivet (definite singular)
damplokomotiv (indefinite plural)
damplokomotiva (definite plural)


mellomstasjon

mellomstasjon m (definite singular mellomstasjonen, indefinite plural mellomstasjonar, definite plural mellomstasjonane)

mellomstasjonen (definite singular)
mellomstasjonar (indefinite plural)
mellomstasjonane (definite plural)

(rail transport) an intermediate station


togreise

togreise f (definite singular togreisa, indefinite plural togreiser, definite plural togreisene)

togreisa (definite singular)
togreiser (indefinite plural)
togreisene (definite plural)
togreis (alternative)


meterspor

nn-noun-unc

meterspor n (definite singular metersporet, uncountable)


sporveg

sporveg m (definite singular sporvegen, indefinite plural sporvegar, definite plural sporvegane)

sporvegen (definite singular)
sporvegar (indefinite plural)
sporvegane (definite plural)

(rail transport) a tramway, tram line, or streetcar line (US)


undergrunnsbane

undergrunnsbane m (definite singular undergrunnsbanen, indefinite plural undergrunnsbanar, definite plural undergrunnsbanane)

undergrunnsbane f (definite singular undergrunnsbana, indefinite plural undergrunnsbaner, definite plural undergrunnsbanene)

undergrunnsbanen (definite singular)
undergrunnsbanar (indefinite plural)
undergrunnsbanane (definite plural)
undergrunnsbana (definite singular)
undergrunnsbaner (indefinite plural)
undergrunnsbanene (definite plural)

(rail transport) an underground (underground railway), metro, subway (US)


stambane

stambane m (definite singular stambanen, indefinite plural stambanar, definite plural stambanane)

stambane f (definite singular stambana, indefinite plural stambaner, definite plural stambanene)

stambanen (definite singular)
stambanar (indefinite plural)
stambanane (definite plural)
stambana (definite singular)
stambaner (indefinite plural)
stambanene (definite plural)

(rail transport) a trunk line (main railway line)


sporvidde

sporvidde f (definite singular sporvidda, indefinite plural sporvidder, definite plural sporviddene)

sporvidda (definite singular)
sporvidder (indefinite plural)
sporviddene (definite plural)
sporvidd (alternative)

(rail transport) gauge (distance between the rails of a railway track)


jernbanenett

jernbanenett n (definite singular jernbanenettet, indefinite plural jernbanenett, definite plural jernbanenetta)

jernbanenettet (definite singular)
jernbanenett (indefinite plural)
jernbanenetta (definite plural)
jarnbanenett (alternative)

(rail transport) a rail / railroad / railway network


lokførar

lokførar m (definite singular lokføraren, indefinite plural lokførarar, definite plural lokførarane)

lokføraren (definite singular)
lokførarar (indefinite plural)
lokførarane (definite plural)

(rail transport) a train driver, loco driver, engineer (US)


sovevogn

sovevogn f (definite singular sovevogna, indefinite plural sovevogner, definite plural sovevognene)

sovevogna (definite singular)
sovevogner (indefinite plural)
sovevognene (definite plural)


nattog

nattog n (definite singular nattoget, indefinite plural nattog, definite plural nattoga)

nattoget (definite singular)
nattog (indefinite plural)
nattoga (definite plural)
natt-tog (alternative)

(rail transport) a night train (as above)


svingskive

svingskive f (definite singular svingskiva, indefinite plural svingskiver, definite plural svingskivene)

svingskiva (definite singular)
svingskiver (indefinite plural)
svingskivene (definite plural)


lokaltog

lokaltog n (definite singular lokaltoget, indefinite plural lokaltog, definite plural lokaltoga)

lokaltoget (definite singular)
lokaltog (indefinite plural)
lokaltoga (definite plural)

(rail transport) a local train (as above)


dieselmotorvogn

dieselmotorvogn f (definite singular dieselmotorvogna, indefinite plural dieselmotorvogner, definite plural dieselmotorvognene)

dieselmotorvogna (definite singular)
dieselmotorvogner (indefinite plural)
dieselmotorvognene (definite plural)

(rail transport) a diesel multiple unit (DMU), diesel railcar


regiontog

regiontog n (definite singular regiontoget, indefinite plural regiontog, definite plural regiontoga)

regiontoget (definite singular)
regiontog (indefinite plural)
regiontoga (definite plural)

(rail transport) a regional train (as above)


privatbane

privatbane m (definite singular privatbanen, indefinite plural privatbanar, definite plural privatbanane)

privatbane f (definite singular privatbana, indefinite plural privatbaner, definite plural privatbanene)

privatbanen (definite singular)
privatbanar (indefinite plural)
privatbanane (definite plural)
privatbana (definite singular)
privatbaner (indefinite plural)
privatbanene (definite plural)

(rail transport) a privately owned railway (not owned by the state)


godsvogn

godsvogn f (definite singular godsvogna, indefinite plural godsvogner, definite plural godsvognene)

godsvogna (definite singular)
godsvogner (indefinite plural)
godsvognene (definite plural)

(rail transport) a goods wagon (UK), freight car (US)


smalspor

smalspor n (definite singular smalsporet, uncountable)


trikkelinje

trikkelinje f (definite singular trikkelinja, indefinite plural trikkelinjer, definite plural trikkelinjene)

trikkelinja (definite singular)
trikkelinjer (indefinite plural)
trikkelinjene (definite plural)
trikkeline (alternative)


jernbanemateriell

jernbanemateriell n (definite singular jernbanemateriellet, uncountable)

jernbanemateriellet (definite singular)
jarnbanemateriell (alternative)


togsett

togsett n (definite singular togsettet, indefinite plural togsett, definite plural togsetta)

togsettet (definite singular)
togsett (indefinite plural)
togsetta (definite plural)

(rail transport) a trainset, multiple unit (set of permanently coupled passenger vehicles)


spisevogn

spisevogn f (definite singular spisevogna, indefinite plural spisevogner, definite plural spisevognene)

spisevogna (definite singular)
spisevogner (indefinite plural)
spisevognene (definite plural)


ekspresstog

ekspresstog n (definite singular ekspresstoget, indefinite plural ekspresstog, definite plural ekspresstoga)

ekspresstoget (definite singular)
ekspresstog (indefinite plural)
ekspresstoga (definite plural)


jernbanetunnel

jernbanetunnel m (definite singular jernbanetunnelen, indefinite plural jernbanetunnelar, definite plural jernbanetunnelane)

jernbanetunnelen (definite singular)
jernbanetunnelar (indefinite plural)
jernbanetunnelane (definite plural)
jarnbanetunnel (alternative)
jernbanetunell (alternative)


fjerntog

fjerntog n (definite singular fjerntoget, indefinite plural fjerntog, definite plural fjerntoga)

fjerntoget (definite singular)
fjerntog (indefinite plural)
fjerntoga (definite plural)


stasjonsbygning

nn-noun-irreg

stasjonsbygning m or f (definite singular stasjonsbygningen or stasjonsbygninga, indefinite plural stasjonsbygningar, definite plural stasjonsbygningane)

stasjonsbygningen (definite singular)
stasjonsbygninga (definite singular)
stasjonsbygningar (indefinite plural)
stasjonsbygningane (definite plural)


lokomotivførar

lokomotivførar m (definite singular lokomotivføraren, indefinite plural lokomotivførarar, definite plural lokomotivførarane)

lokomotivføraren (definite singular)
lokomotivførarar (indefinite plural)
lokomotivførarane (definite plural)


lokomotivstall

lokomotivstall m (definite singular lokomotivstallen, indefinite plural lokomotivstallar, definite plural lokomotivstallane)

lokomotivstallen (definite singular)
lokomotivstallar (indefinite plural)
lokomotivstallane (definite plural)

(rail transport) an engine shed (dated), motive power depot (more modern)


trikkerute

trikkerute f (definite singular trikkeruta, indefinite plural trikkeruter, definite plural trikkerutene)

trikkeruta (definite singular)
trikkeruter (indefinite plural)
trikkerutene (definite plural)


jernbaneselskap

jernbaneselskap n (definite singular jernbaneselskapet, indefinite plural jernbaneselskap, definite plural jernbaneselskapa)

jernbaneselskapet (definite singular)
jernbaneselskap (indefinite plural)
jernbaneselskapa (definite plural)
jarnbaneselskap (alternative)

(rail transport) a railroad or railway company


forstadsbane

forstadsbane m (definite singular forstadsbanen, indefinite plural forstadsbanar, definite plural forstadsbanane)

forstadsbane f (definite singular forstadsbana, indefinite plural forstadsbaner, definite plural forstadsbanene)

forstadsbanen (definite singular)
forstadsbanar (indefinite plural)
forstadsbanane (definite plural)
forstadsbana (definite singular)
forstadsbaner (indefinite plural)
forstadsbanene (definite plural)

(rail transport) a suburban railway (or tramway / light rail line running on reserved track)