gaffel

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-Indo-European *ghabolo (fork). Cognate with German Gabel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡafəl/, [ˈɡ̊ɑfəl]

Noun

gaffel c (singular definite gaflen or gaffelen, plural indefinite gafler)

  1. fork (eating utensil with prongs)

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading


Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gaffele. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.fəl/
  • Hyphenation: gaf‧fel
  • Rhymes: -ɑfəl

Noun

gaffel f or m (plural gaffels, diminutive gaffeltje n)

  1. A two-pronged pitchfork or bident.
  2. Any two-pronged fork, such as a carving fork.
  3. A two-pronged antler of a two-years old stag.
  4. (nautical) A gaff.

Hypernyms

  • (two-pronged fork): vork

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gafler, definite plural gaflene)

  1. a fork (a pronged tool)

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gaflar, definite plural gaflane)

  1. a fork (pronged tool)

Derived terms


Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala, gafila, from Proto-Germanic *gabalō, possibly from Celtic.

Noun

gaffel c

  1. fork; a pronged tool

Declension

Declension of gaffel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gaffel gaffeln gafflar gafflarna
Genitive gaffels gaffelns gafflars gafflarnas

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡafɛl/

Verb

gaffel

  1. Soft mutation of caffel.
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