Balkon

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French balcon, from Italian balcone. Doublet of Balken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balˈkɔŋ/ (northern and central Germany), /balˈkɔ̃/, /balˈkɔn/ (rare or high register) IPA(key): /balˈkoːn/ (southern Germany, Austria, high register in Switzerland), /ˈbalkɔn/ (usual in Switzerland) === Noun === Balkon m (strong, genitive Balkons, plural Balkone or Balkons) (architecture) balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage) ==== Usage notes ==== The plural Balkone is always pronounced /balˈkoːnə/ and /balˈkoːnɛ/ respectively. Accordingly, only this plural is used by speakers who say /balˈkoːn/ in the singular. Other speakers sometimes switch to the same pronunciation in the plural. Otherwise they use the plural Balkons (pronounced like the respective singular form + /s/). ==== Declension ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== Blk. (abbreviation in advertisements) ==== Derived terms ==== Balkonien Balkongeranie Balkonkraftwerk === See also === Loggia, Söller, Terrasse === Further reading === “Balkon” in Duden online “Balkon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache