Gewölbe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewelbe, from Old High German giwelbi, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbiją (“arch; vault; ceiling”). Cognate with Old English hwealf (“arched or vaulted covering”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈvœlbə/
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Noun

Gewölbe n (genitive Gewölbes, plural Gewölbe)

vault

Declension

Declension of Gewölbe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gewölbe	die	Gewölbe
genitive	eines	des	Gewölbes	der	Gewölbe
dative	einem	dem	Gewölbe	den	Gewölben
accusative	ein	das	Gewölbe	die	Gewölbe

Derived terms

Derived terms

Related terms

wölben

Further reading

Gewölbe in Duden online

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