gable

Significat (Anglès)

The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

Conceptes

gablet

timpà

Sinònims

pediment

gable wall

end

🔚

gable end

pinnacle

sail

shaped board

triangular end of a roof

gambrel

Traduccions

Giebel

pignon

αέτωμα

frontone

gâble

aguilón

empena

frontón

Gabel

frontão

gevelspits

timpano

gablete

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪ.bəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: gâble

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: gafl

Cognat amb suec: gavel

Cognat amb danès: gavl

In summary

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.