wölben

German

Alternative forms

  • welben (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German welben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvœlbən/, [ˈvœlbən], [ˈvœlbm̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

wölben (weak, third-person singular present wölbt, past tense wölbte, past participle gewölbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to curve, bend
  2. (reflexive) to curve; to bulge out, to arch
  3. (transitive) to vault (cover with a vault)

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