Gebälk
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gebelke, collective of balke (“beam”). Equivalent to ge- + Balken.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɛlk/, [ɡəˈbɛlk], (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) [ɡ̊eˈb̥ɛlk]
Audio (Berlin): (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧bälk
Noun
[edit]Gebälk n (strong, genitive Gebälks or Gebälkes, plural Gebälke)
- (architecture) a frame of beams, especially in a roof
- (architecture) entablature
- (ball games, informal) woodwork (goal frame)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gebälk [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]- im Gebälk krachen (and variants)
Further reading
[edit]- “Gebälk” in Duden online
- “Gebälk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gebälk” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gebälk” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms prefixed with ge-
- German 2-syllable words
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