tunnelbane

Danish

Etymology

From tunnel (“tunnel”) +‎ bane (“track, rail”).

Noun

tunnelbane c (singular definite tunnelbanen, plural indefinite tunnelbaner)

1. underground railway, subway, metro

Inflection

Declension of tunnelbane

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tunnelbane	tunnelbanen	tunnelbaner	tunnelbanerne
genitive	tunnelbanes	tunnelbanens	tunnelbaners	tunnelbanernes

Synonyms

• metro
• undergrundsbane

Further reading

• “tunnelbane” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tunnel +‎ bane.

Noun

tunnelbane m (definite singular tunnelbanen, indefinite plural tunnelbaner, definite plural tunnelbanene)

1. underground, or underground railway (usually UK)
2. subway (usually US)
3. metro (in some cities)

Synonyms

• T-bane
• undergrunnsbane

References

• “tunnelbane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tunellbane

Etymology

From tunnel +‎ bane.

Noun

tunnelbane m (definite singular tunnelbanen, indefinite plural tunnelbanar, definite plural tunnelbanane)

tunnelbane f (definite singular tunnelbana, indefinite plural tunnelbaner, definite plural tunnelbanene)

1. underground, or underground railway (usually UK)
2. subway (usually US)
3. metro (in some cities)

Synonyms

• T-bane
• undergrunnsbane

References

• “tunnelbane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.