Standard Lemma guide

bell-gable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bell + gable.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: kanpai-horma — an architectural element
  • Catalan: espadanya — an architectural element
  • Catalan: campanar de cadireta — an architectural element
  • Catalan: campanar de paret — an architectural element
  • Dutch: klokkengevel — an architectural element
  • Esperanto: sonorilmuro — an architectural element
  • French: clocher-mur — an architectural element
  • Galician: espadana — an architectural element
  • German: Glockengiebel — an architectural element
  • Italian: campanile a vela — an architectural element
  • Luxembourgish: Klackegiewel — an architectural element
  • Occitan: campanar de paret — an architectural element
  • Polish: dzwonnica parawanowa — an architectural element
  • Romanian: zvoniță — an architectural element
  • Russian: зво́нница (zvónnica) — an architectural element
  • Spanish: espadaña — an architectural element
  • Swedish: klockgavel — an architectural element
  • Ukrainian: ши́рмова дзвіниця (šýrmova dzvinycja) — an architectural element