gaffel
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-Indo-European *ghabolo (“fork”). Cognate with German Gabel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡafəl/, [ˈɡ̊ɑfəl]
Noun
gaffel c (singular definite gaflen or gaffelen, plural indefinite gafler)
- fork (eating utensil with prongs)
Inflection
Further reading
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gafler, definite plural gaflene)
- a fork (a pronged tool)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gaflar, definite plural gaflane)
- a fork (pronged tool)
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala, gafila, from Proto-Germanic *gabalō, possibly from Celtic.
Noun
gaffel c
- fork; a pronged tool
Declension
| Declension of gaffel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gaffel | gaffeln | gafflar | gafflarna |
| Genitive | gaffels | gaffelns | gafflars | gafflarnas |
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡafɛl/
Verb
gaffel
- Soft mutation of caffel.
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