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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

konventionelles Dach

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔnvɛntjoˈnɛləs dax

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conventional roof/kənˈvɛn.ʃən.əl ruːf/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Gebäude wurde mit einem konventionellen Dach versehen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A roofing system constructed on-site using individually cut lumber, rafters, and ceiling joists rather than prefabricated trusses.

    "The historic home required a conventional roof to match the intricate framing of its original 19th-century architecture."
  2. 2

    A standard, widely accepted architectural roof design, such as a gable or hip roof, as opposed to unconventional or avant-garde structures.

    "Building codes for the neighborhood stipulate that every new house must feature a conventional roof design with standard pitch angles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'conventional,' derived from the Latin 'convenire' (meaning to come together or agree), and 'roof,' originating from the Old English 'hrōf' (denoting the top or covering of a building). As a compound architectural phrase, it became widely standardized in modern construction terminology to distinguish traditional stick-built framing from prefabricated or alternative roofing systems.

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