Tunnel
See also: tunnel
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtʊnəl/, [ˈtʊnəl], [ˈtʊnl̩] (standard)
- IPA(key): /tʊˈnɛl/ (dated; still sometimes southern)
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Noun edit
Tunnel m or (alternatively in the south) n (strong, genitive Tunnels, plural Tunnel or (Swiss or dated) Tunnels)
- tunnel
- (ball games) nutmeg (act of playing the ball through an opponent's legs)
- Synonym: Beinschuss
Declension edit
Declension of Tunnel [masculine // neuter (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland), strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Tunnelausfahrt, Tunnelausgang, Tunnelblick, Tunneleinfahrt, Tunneleingang
- Basistunnel, Bergtunnel, Gebirgstunnel, Haupttunnel, Straßentunnel, Wassertunnel
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Tunnel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Tunnel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tunnel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Tunnel” in Duden online