gaffel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaffel c (singular definite gaflen or gaffelen, plural indefinite gafler)
- fork (eating utensil with prongs)
Inflection edit
Declension of gaffel
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- gaffel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Gaffel (bestik) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch gaffele. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaffel f or m (plural gaffels, diminutive gaffeltje n)
- A two-pronged pitchfork or bident.
- Any two-pronged fork, such as a carving fork.
- (hunting, anatomy) A two-pronged antler of a two-year-old stag.
- (nautical) A gaff.
Hypernyms edit
- (two-pronged fork): vork
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gafler, definite plural gaflene)
- a fork (a pronged tool)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gaflar, definite plural gaflane)
- a fork (pronged tool)
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala, gafila, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, possibly from Celtic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaffel c
- fork; a pronged tool
Declension edit
Declension of gaffel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gaffel | gaffeln | gafflar | gafflarna |
Genitive | gaffels | gaffelns | gafflars | gafflarnas |
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Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gaffel
- Soft mutation of caffel.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
caffel | gaffel | nghaffel | chaffel |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |