German

Noun

Balkon m ‎(genitive Balkons, plural Balkons or Balkone)

1. (architecture) balcony

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

Plural -e

Synonyms

• Blk. (abbreviation in advertisements)

See also

• Loggia

Danish

Noun

balkon c (singular definite balkonen, plural indefinite balkoner)

1. (architecture) balcony

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑlˈkɔn/

Noun

balkon n ‎(plural balkons, diminutive balkonnetje n)

1. (architecture) balcony

Hungarian

balkon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒlkon]
• Hyphenation: bal‧kon

Noun

balkon ‎(plural balkonok)

1. (architecture) balcony

Declension

Synonyms

• erkély

Polish

balkon w Gdańsku

Etymology

From French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Old Italian balcone ‎(“scaffold”), from Lombardic balko, *balkon- ‎(“beam”) from Proto-Germanic *balkô ‎(“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhelg'- ‎(“beam, pile, prop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalkɔn̪/

Noun

balkon m inan

1. (architecture) balcony

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian balcone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎlkoːn/
• Hyphenation: bal‧kon

Noun

bàlkōn m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̀лко̄н)

1. (architecture) balcony

Declension