Gleis

See also: gleis and gléis

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

The contemporary form is shortened from the variant Geleise, from Middle High German geleis (“track”), itself pertaining to Middle High German leise, from Old High German leisa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡlaɪ̯s/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Gleis n (genitive Gleises, plural Gleise)

  1. railway (track on which trains run)

Usage notes
  • In German train stations, trains are announced as leaving from a numbered railway, not a platform. Platforms (Bahnsteige) give access to one or two railways, and are usually not numbered themselves.

Declension
Declension of Gleis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gleis die Gleise
genitive eines des Gleises der Gleise
dative einem dem Gleis,
Gleise1		 den Gleisen
accusative ein das Gleis die Gleise
1Now uncommon, see notes

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