Gebälk

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gebelke, collective of balke (“beam”). Equivalent to ge- +‎ Balken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɛlk/, [ɡəˈbɛlk], (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) [ɡ̊eˈb̥ɛlk] Hyphenation: Ge‧bälk === Noun === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== im Gebälk krachen (and variants) === Further reading === “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.