Station

See also: station and stâtion

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German *staziōn (attested as statziān), from Latin statio; see there for cognates.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn/
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Noun

Station f (genitive Station, plural Stationen, diminutive Statiönchen n)

  1. stop; stopover; station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself)
    Synonym: Halt
  2. station (area equipped to serve as a regular stop; compare usage notes below)
    Synonym: Haltestelle
  3. station (place where workers are stationed, e.g. a weather station or space station)
  4. 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]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Station die Stationen
genitive einer der Station der Stationen
dative einer der Station den Stationen
accusative eine die Station die Stationen

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See also

Further reading
  • “Station” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Station” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Station” in Duden online
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