Keimbahn
German, noun[ˈkaɪ̯mˌbaːn]
Keimbahn is spelled K-E-I-M-B-A-H-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Keimbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “germline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Vorgänge von der Befruchtung der Eizelle bis zur Bildung der Keimdrüsen beim betreffenden…”.
What does Keimbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegermline
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Vorgänge von der Befruchtung der Eizelle bis zur Bildung der Keimdrüsen beim betreffenden Lebewesen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Keimbahn
- Keimbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Keimbahn?
- [ˈkaɪ̯mˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Keimbahn in German?
Keimbahn appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).