Gebälk
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gebelke, collective of balke (“beam”). Equivalent to ge- + Balken.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gebälk n (strong, genitive Gebälkes or Gebälks, plural Gebälke)
- (architecture) a frame of beams, especially in a roof
- (architecture) entablature
- (ball games, informal) goal, goal frame
Declension edit
Declension of Gebälk [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Gebälk” in Duden online
- “Gebälk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gebälk” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.