Tunnel

See also: tunnel

German

Alternative forms

• Tunell (Austria, Switzerland)

Etymology

Borrowed from English tunnel.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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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

Related terms

• Tunnelausfahrt, Tunnelausgang, Tunnelblick, Tunneleinfahrt, Tunneleingang
• Basistunnel, Bergtunnel, Gebirgstunnel, Haupttunnel, Straßentunnel, Wassertunnel

See also

• Untertageweg
• Untertagestraße

Further reading

• “Tunnel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Tunnel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Tunnel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Tunnel” in Duden online