Gable

See also: gable and gâble

English

Etymology

As an English surname, related to the noun gable.
As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Gabel. Also see Göbel and Goebel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪbəl/

Proper noun

Gable

A surname.

Anagrams

Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.

Noun

Gable f

(Uri) fork, prong
(Uri) a rack for carrying small loads

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

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