Geisterzug
German
editEtymology
editFrom Geist (“ghost”) + Zug (“train”). In the meaning "Cologne carnival parade", the second component is short for Umzug (“parade”).
Noun
editGeisterzug m (strong, genitive Geisterzuges or Geisterzugs, plural Geisterzüge)
- ghost train
- alternative carnival parade in Cologne, Germany
Further reading
edit- “Geisterzug” in Duden online
- “Geisterzug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache