Subway

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Translations

Etymology

Latin sub under + way

Noun

1. (North American) underground railway.
2. (British) underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians.

Synonyms

• metro
• rapid transit
• underground

Translations

• Dutch: metro m (1)
• Finnish: metro (1)
• French: métro m, métropolitain m (1)
• Frisian: metro (1)
• German: U-Bahn f (1)
• Greek: metro (1)
• Hungarian: metró (1), aluljáró (2)
• Interlingua: metro (1); passage subterranee (2)
• Portuguese: Port. metro m, Bras. metrô m (1); passagem subterrânea f (2)
• Romanian: metrou n (1), pasaj subteran n (2)
• Russian: метрополитен (metropoliten) m, метро (metro)n (1)
• Verlan: tromé m (1)