gaffel

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡafəl/, [ˈɡ̊ɑfəl]

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

1. fork (eating utensil with prongs)

• → Faroese: gaffil
• → Icelandic: gaffall

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

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

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.

• (two-pronged fork): vork

• gaffelhert
• gaffelzeil
• mestgaffel

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

1. a fork (a pronged tool)

• gaffeltruck

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

1. a fork (pronged tool)

• gaffeltruck

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

gaffel c

1. fork; a pronged tool

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡafɛl/

gaffel

1. Soft mutation of caffel.