Walm

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German

Alternative forms

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.

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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
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.

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