Balkenwark in Low German

Pronunciation: /balkn̩va͡ɐk/

noun

Syllabication: Bal·ken·wark

Does not appear in plural n dat Balkenwark

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advanced vocabulary

building

Low Saxon:

de Balkens all tohoop

English:

woodwork

timberwork

Dutch:

houtwerk

balkwerk

German:

Gebälk

Examples:

Dat Balkenwark is noch dat originale ut de Tiet, as dat Huus boot worrn is.

image illustrating the submeaning

HOWI - Horsch, Willy, CC BY-SA 4.0

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Balken + Wark

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