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

1. 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

1. (Uri) fork, prong
2. (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.