Balkon

See also: balkon, balkón, and balkōn

German

Etymology

From French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Lombardic *balk, balko, from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”); thus a doublet of German Balken (“beam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /balˈkɔŋ/, /balˈkɔ̃ː/ (chiefly northern and central Germany)
IPA^(key): /balˈkoːn/ (chiefly southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
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Noun

Balkon m (genitive Balkons, plural Balkons or Balkone)

(architecture) balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)

Usage notes

The plural Balkons goes along with the northern pronunciation of the word; the plural Balkone goes with the southern one. Some northern speakers use the form Balkone and change the pronunciation of the second syllable accordingly in the plural.

Declension

Plural -s

Declension of Balkon

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Balkon	die	Balkons
genitive	eines	des	Balkons	der	Balkons
dative	einem	dem	Balkon	den	Balkons
accusative	einen	den	Balkon	die	Balkons

Plural -e