Gleis

See also: gleis and gléis

German

Alternative forms

Geleise (now very rare)

Etymology

The contemporary form is shortened from the variant Geleise, from Middle High German geleis (“track”), itself pertaining to Middle High German leise, from Old High German leisa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡlaɪ̯s/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Gleis n (genitive Gleises, plural Gleise)

railway (track on which trains run)

Usage notes

In German train stations, trains are announced as leaving from a numbered railway, not a platform. Platforms (Bahnsteige) give access to one or two railways, and are usually not numbered themselves.

Declension

Declension of Gleis

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gleis	die	Gleise
genitive	eines	des	Gleises	der	Gleise
dative	einem	dem	Gleis, Gleise¹	den	Gleisen
accusative	ein	das	Gleis	die	Gleise

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

entgleisen
Gleisbett

See also

Further reading

Gleis in Duden online

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