Walm

German

Alternative forms

• Walbe, Walben

Etymology

From Middle High German walbe, from Old High German walbo (“vault; vaulted roof”), from Proto-Germanic *hwalbô. Related to Old Norse hvalf, Old English hwealf. See whelm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Walm m (strong, genitive Walmes or Walms, plural Walme)

1. a bevelled roof, particularly if triangular and in a gable

Declension

Declension of Walm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Walm	die	Walme
genitive	eines	des	Walmes, Walms	der	Walme
dative	einem	dem	Walm, Walme1	den	Walmen
accusative	einen	den	Walm	die	Walme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Walmdach

References

• “Walm” in Duden online
• Wolfgang Pfeifer: Etymologisches Wörterbuch