balk

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a beam, solid support
2. (masculine) a cuboid
3. (masculine) a section, icon et cetera in such rectangular shape

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of balken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of balken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of balken:

balken

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

beam

girder

staff

balk

timber

cuboid

bar

rectangular parallelepiped

beam girder

rectangular cuboid

baton

baulk

rafter

rod

span

stave

Synonyms

ribbe

onderlegger

notenbalk

draagbalk

gording

evenwichtsbalk

dakbalk

biels

dikke plank

keper

Translations

Balken

viga

trave

trave

barrote

biga

traviesa

trabe

mertek

poutre

viga

kiriş

🪢

trabs

poutrelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑlk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: balke

Inherited from Old Dutch: *balco

In summary

From Middle Dutch balke, from Old Dutch *balco, from Proto-West Germanic *balkō, from Proto-Germanic *balkô.