noun#8,237 by frequency
der Balken
/ˈbalkn̩/
beam, crossbeam; bar
- genitive
- des Balkens
- plural
- die Balken
Meanings
- 1
beam, crossbeam
Diese Balken werden das Gewicht des Daches nicht tragen können.
These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Der Ball traf den Balken.
The ball hit the crossbar.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
bar — long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart; informal unit of measure of signal strength for a wireless device such as a cell phone
- 3
beam — horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric valuerare
- 4
fessrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derBalken | dieBalken |
| accusative | denBalken | dieBalken |
| dative | demBalken | denBalken |
| genitive | desBalkens | derBalken |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.