subterfervojo

Esperanto

Etymology

From subtera (“subterranean, underground”) +‎ fervojo (“railroad, railway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [subterferˈvojo]
• Rhymes: -ojo
• Hyphenation: sub‧ter‧fer‧vo‧jo

Noun

subterfervojo (accusative singular subterfervojon, plural subterfervojoj, accusative plural subterfervojojn)

1. (uncommon) underground railway, underground, subway

   Synonyms: subtervojo, subvojo

Usage notes

The term metroo is a much more common term for an urban train system, above‐ or belowground.

Hypernyms

• metroo, metropoliteno (“metro”)