Tunnel

See also: tunnel

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊnəl/, [ˈtʊnəl], [ˈtʊnl̩] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /tʊˈnɛl/ (dated; still sometimes southern)
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Noun

Tunnel m or (alternatively in the south) n (strong, genitive Tunnels, plural Tunnel or (Swiss or dated) Tunnels)

  1. tunnel
  2. (ball games) nutmeg (act of playing the ball through an opponent's legs)
    Synonym: Beinschuss

Declension
Declension of Tunnel [masculine // neuter (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Tunnel die Tunnel, Tunnels1
genitive eines des Tunnels der Tunnel, Tunnels1
dative einem dem Tunnel den Tunneln, Tunnels1
accusative einen, ein den, das Tunnel die Tunnel, Tunnels1

1Switzerland, otherwise dated.

Derived terms
  • tunnelartig, tunnelförmig
  • tunneln, untertunneln
  • Tunnelausfahrt, Tunnelausgang, Tunnelblick, Tunneleinfahrt, Tunneleingang
  • Basistunnel, Bergtunnel, Gebirgstunnel, Haupttunnel, Straßentunnel, Wassertunnel

See also
  • Untertageweg
  • Untertagestraße

Further reading
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