different between gable vs gabel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?.b?l/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Etymology 1

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 (confer Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.

Noun

gable (plural gables)

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

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pediment
• peaked roof
• pitched roof

Etymology 2

Noun

gable (plural gables)

1. A cable.

Anagrams

• Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

German

Verb

gable

1. inflection of gabeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

English

Etymology

From French gabelle, from Late Latin gabella, gabulum, gablum; of uncertain origin. Compare gavel (“tribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?b?l/

Noun

gabel (plural gabels)

1. (Britain, law, obsolete) A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)

   • 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living

     He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.

Anagrams

• Gable, Gebal, bagel, gable, galbe, gleba

Albanian

Etymology

From gabë (“lie, deception”) +? -el (suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?a?b?l]

Noun

gabel m (indefinite plural gabelë, definite singular gabeli, definite plural gabelët)

1. (derogatory, vulgar) a Gypsy, Roma

Declension

Synonyms

• rom
• magjup
• arixhi
• jevg
• evgjit

References

Cimbrian

Noun

gàbel

1. plural of gabala
2. dative singular of gabala

German

Verb

gabel

1. inflection of gabeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German gabel, gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Cognate with German Gabel.

Noun

gabel f

1. fork

References

• “gabel” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy., p. 29