Hauptbahnhof
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯pt.baːnˌhoːf/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯.paˌnoːf/ (casual speech)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Haupt‧bahn‧hof
- Rhymes: -oːf
Noun
[edit]Hauptbahnhof m (strong, genitive Hauptbahnhofes or Hauptbahnhofs, plural Hauptbahnhöfe) (common abbreviation Hbf in Germany and Austria, HB in Switzerland)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hauptbahnhof [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Hauptbahnhof | die | Hauptbahnhöfe |
| genitive | eines | des | Hauptbahnhofes, Hauptbahnhofs | der | Hauptbahnhöfe |
| dative | einem | dem | Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhofe1 | den | Hauptbahnhöfen |
| accusative | einen | den | Hauptbahnhof | die | Hauptbahnhöfe |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
[edit]- → Danish: hovedbanegård (calque)
Further reading
[edit]- “Hauptbahnhof” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hauptbahnhof” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hauptbahnhof” in Duden online
Hauptbahnhof on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de