gabala
See also: Gabala
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gabel, gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”), likely of Celtic origin. Cognate with German Gabel.
Noun edit
gabala f (plural gabel, diminutive ghèballe)
- (Sette Comuni) pitchfork
- De gabel habent drai odar viar sénne. ― Pitchforks have three or four tines.
References edit
- “gabala” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo