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trein

See also: treiñ, tréin, Trein, and Tréin

Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch trein, from Middle French train. Dutch borrowed the modern sense “train” from English train.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trəin/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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trein (plural treine, diminutive treintjie)

  1. train (railway vehicle)

Breton

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Noun

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trein

  1. Hard mutation of drein.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French train.

The modern sense “railway vehicle” is a semantic loan from English train.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trein m (plural treinen, diminutive treintje n)

  1. train (railway vehicle)
    Synonym: (humorous) burgerrups
  2. (dated) train, convoy, retinue, procession

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: trein
  • → Saramaccan: talán

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Manx

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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trein (verbal noun treiney or treinaghey)

  1. (carpentry) to nail

Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
trein hrein drein
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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