English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /ɻejɫ/

=Etymology 1

Old French reille , Latin regula , "rule", "bar", from regere, "to rule", "to guide", "to govern".

Noun

rail

1. a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
2. the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
3. a railroad; a railway
4. a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.

Translations

• Bosnian: grdnja m (1), šina f (2), pruga f (3), prečaga f (4)
• Dutch: rail f
• French: rail m
• German: Schiene f (2), Gleis n (2), Eisenbahn f (3)
• Indonesian: rel , rel kereta api
• Japanese: 線路 (せんろ , senro)

Etymology 2

French râle , Old French rasle . Confer Medieval Latin rallus . Named from its harsh cry, Vulgar Latin rasculum , from Latin radere, "to scrape".

Noun

rail

1. a small bird resembling a crane

Translations

• Slovene: capovoznik m (4)

See also

• corncrake

Etymology 3

Verb

1. to complain violently; to abuse

Etymology 4

Exclusively appeared in archaic "night-rail ; Old English hrœgel . Confer Old High German hregil .

Noun

rail

1. (obsolete) (apparently some kind of woman's garment)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /ʀaj/

rail f

Translations

• English: rail

French

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /ʀaj/

rail m

Translations

• English: rail