gaffel

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), gaffele, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡafəl/, [ˈɡ̊äfl̩]

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

1. fork (eating utensil with prongs)

• → Faroese: gaffil
• → Icelandic: gaffall

• gaffel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Gaffel (bestik) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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. (hunting, anatomy) A two-pronged antler of a two-year-old stag.
4. (nautical) A gaff.

• (two-pronged fork): vork

• IPA^(key): /ɡafːəl/, /ɡafːl̩/

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

1. a fork (a pronged tool)

• gaffeltruck
• stemmegaffel
• åregaffel

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

1. a fork (pronged tool)

• gaffeltruck
• stemmegaffel

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala, gafila, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, possibly from Celtic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡafːɛl/

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gaffel c

1. fork; a pronged tool

• gaffel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gaffel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gaffel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡafɛl/

gaffel

1. Soft mutation of caffel.

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