Firstbalken
German
Etymology
From First (“ridge”) + Balken (“beam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁstˌbalkən/, [ˈfɪʁstˌbalkn̩]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: First‧bal‧ken
Noun
Firstbalken m (strong, genitive Firstbalkens, plural Firstbalken)
- (construction) ridgepole, ridge beam
- Synonym: Firstpfette
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Firstbalken | die | Firstbalken |
| genitive | eines | des | Firstbalkens | der | Firstbalken |
| dative | einem | dem | Firstbalken | den | Firstbalken |
| accusative | einen | den | Firstbalken | die | Firstbalken |
Hypernyms
- Dachbalken
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
- Brüstungsbalken
- Mittelbalken
- Fußbalken
Further reading
- “Firstbalken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “Firstbalken” in Duden online