Giebel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Giebel.

Proper noun

Giebel (plural Giebels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Giebel is the 28131^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 851 individuals. Giebel is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Giebel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 40.

Anagrams

• Belgie, Biegel, Geibel, beigel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gibel, from Old High German gibil, from Proto-Germanic *gabla- (“top of a pitched roof”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰobʰ-lo-, likely derived from the stem *ǵʰebʰ-l-. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla), Old Norse gafl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːbl̩/

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Noun

Giebel m (strong, genitive Giebels, plural Giebel)

1. gable
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 73:

     Die Hauptfassade war mit einem griechischen Giebel und dorischen Säulen geschmückt worden, […]

     The main facade had been decorated with a Greek gable and Doric columns, […]

Declension

Declension of Giebel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Giebel	die	Giebel
genitive	eines	des	Giebels	der	Giebel
dative	einem	dem	Giebel	den	Giebeln
accusative	einen	den	Giebel	die	Giebel

Derived terms

• gegiebelt

Further reading

• “Giebel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Giebel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.