gable

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/ Rhymes: -eɪbəl === Etymology 1 === The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (compare Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information. ==== Noun ==== gable (plural gables) (architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== pediment peaked roof pitched roof === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== gable (plural gables) (obsolete) A cable. === References === “gable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba == German == === Verb === gable inflection of gabeln: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative