See also: Gabala, gabała, and Gabała

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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gabala f (plural gabeldiminutive ghèballe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) pitchfork
    De gabel habent drai odar viar sénne.Pitchforks have three or four tines.

References

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  • “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