"Balke" meaning in All languages combined

See Balke on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Balkes [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, from Balken (“beam”). Also a spelling variant of Balk. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse balkr (“beam”), a doublet of the above. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{der|en|non|balkr|t=beam}} Old Norse balkr (“beam”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Balke (plural Balkes)
  1. A surname.

Noun [Hunsrik]

IPA: /ˈpalkə/ Forms: Balke [plural]
Rhymes: -alkə Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German balke. Etymology templates: {{etymon|hrx|:inh|gmh:balke<id:beam>|id=beam|text=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*balkō", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "balko", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "balke", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Hunsrik", "term" : "Balke", "lang" : "hrx" }" data-id="beam" data-lang="hrx" data-title="Balke" id="Hunsrik:_beam"> Inherited from Middle High German balke. Head templates: {{hrx-noun|m|pl=Balke}} Balke m (plural Balke)
  1. (construction) beam (one of the principal horizontal structural members of a building) Tags: masculine

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