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German
Etymology
From Late Middle High German *staziōn (attested as statziān), from Latin statio; see there for cognates.
Pronunciation
Noun
Station f (genitive Station, plural Stationen, diminutive Statiönchen n)
- stop, stopover, station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself)
- Synonym: Halt
- station (area equipped to serve as a regular stop; compare usage notes below)
- Synonym: Haltestelle
- station (place where workers are stationed, e.g. a weather station or space station)
- ward (division in a hospital)
Usage notes
- In the context of traffic, Station is usually a synonym of Halt (“stop”): An der nächsten Station steige ich aus. (“I’m getting off at the next stop.”) It may also be used for Haltestelle, meaning a bus stop or similar small station. However, an actual train station with several rails and staffed facilities is always called Bahnhof.
Declension
Declension of Station [feminine]
Hyponyms
- Endstation
- Entbindungsstation (“maternity ward”)
- Intensivstation
- Raumstation
- Wetterstation
Derived terms
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