Balken

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German

Etymology

    From Middle High German balke, from Old High German balko, balcho, from Proto-West Germanic *balkō, from Proto-Germanic *balkô. Compare English balk.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbalkn̩/, /ˈbalkən/
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    • Hyphenation: Bal‧ken

    Noun

    Balken m (strong, genitive Balkens, plural Balken)

    1. beam, crossbeam
      Synonym: (Austria) Tram
      Das Dach wird von vier Balken gestützt. ― The roof is supported by four beams.
    2. bar (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart; informal unit of measure of signal strength for a wireless device such as a cell phone)
      Ich habe noch vier Balken Akku. ― I still have four bars of battery.
    3. (music) beam (horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value)
    4. (heraldry) fess

    Declension

    Declension of Balken
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Balken die Balken
    genitive eines des Balkens der Balken
    dative einem dem Balken den Balken
    accusative einen den Balken die Balken

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Kashubian: balka
    • → Slovincian: balka

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