גאָפּל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gabel, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, gablos, from Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork, forked branch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔpɫ̩/

Noun

גאָפּל • (gopl) m, plural גאָפּלען (goplen), diminutive גאָפּעלע (gopele) or געפּעלע (gepele)

1. fork

Derived terms

• גאָפּל־לעפֿל (gopl-lefl)