Gaube

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German gūpe. Further origin unsettled. Since the word is apparently from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Rhine Franconian dialects, identity with Kuppe (“top, knoll”, itself also a Central German form) is possible. The long vowel is problematic, however, though it might be due to conflation with a related word; compare Dutch kuif (“quiff, tuft of hair sticking out”), Old Norse kúfr (“knoll”). Alternatively, possibly from a group of dialectal words for “to look”, which may be related with gucken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯bə/

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Noun

Gaube f (genitive Gaube, plural Gauben)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) dormer; dormer-window (roofed projection from a sloping roof with a window at the front)