jernbane

Danish

Etymology

From jern (“iron”) +‎ bane (“track, line, trajectory”), a calque of German Eisenbahn

Noun

jernbane c (definite singular jernbanen, indefinite plural jernbaner, definite plural jernbanerne)

  1. a railway (UK), or railroad (US)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From jern (“iron”) +‎ bane (“track, line, trajectory”), a calque of German Eisenbahn

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Noun

jernbane m (definite singular jernbanen, indefinite plural jernbaner, definite plural jernbanene)

  1. a railway (UK), or railroad (US)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From jern (“iron”) +‎ bane (“track, line, trajectory”), a calque of German Eisenbahn

Noun

jernbane m or f (definite singular jernbanen or jernbana, indefinite plural jernbanar or jernbaner, definite plural jernbanane or jernbanene)

  1. a railway (UK), or railroad (US)

Derived terms

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