Tunnelzug
German
Etymology
From Tunnel (“tunnel”) + Zug (“drawstring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʊnəlˌt͡suːk/
- IPA(key): /ˈtʊnəlˌt͡sʊx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Tun‧nel‧zug
Noun
Tunnelzug m (strong, genitive Tunnelzuges or Tunnelzugs, plural Tunnelzüge)
- (clothing) drawcord, drawstring
Declension
Declension of Tunnelzug [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Tunnelzug | die | Tunnelzüge |
genitive | eines | des | Tunnelzuges, Tunnelzugs | der | Tunnelzüge |
dative | einem | dem | Tunnelzug, Tunnelzuge1 | den | Tunnelzügen |
accusative | einen | den | Tunnelzug | die | Tunnelzüge |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Tunnelzug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tunnelzug” in Duden online