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German word
Lokomotive
Pronunciation
IPA/loːkomoˈtiːvə/
Meaning
- feminine nounlocomotive
Example
Die Lokomotive zieht den Zug.
The locomotive is pulling the train.
More examples
Im Museum steht eine Lokomotive aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
A 19th-century locomotive stands in the museum.
Core concept
A self-powered rail vehicle pulls or pushes the unpowered cars that make up a train.
Common phrases
moderne Lokomotive
modern locomotive
die Lokomotive des Zuges
the locomotive belonging to the train
Similar words
Lok: A common colloquial short form for a locomotive.
E-Lok: A locomotive powered by electricity from overhead wires or another external supply.
Dampflok: A locomotive powered by steam produced in a boiler.
Diesellok: A locomotive powered by a diesel engine.
Definition in German
Ein Fahrzeug auf Schienen, das durch Dampf, Elektrizität oder Diesel eigene Triebkraft erzeugt und Wagen zieht oder schiebt.
Word origin
German Lokomotive entered through French locomotive and ultimately relates to Latin locus, meaning 'place', and movere, meaning 'to move'.
Usage tips
- Lokomotive is feminine, so the forms are die Lokomotive and plural die Lokomotiven.
Other meanings
- enginenoun
Related words
- Dampflokomotivesteam locomotivenoun
- Elektrolokomotiveelectric locomotivenoun
- Lokomotivführerlocomotive drivernoun