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gaffel

gaffel

Danish

Noun

gaffel c (singular definite gaflen or gaffelen, plural indefinite gafler)

  1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gafler, definite plural gaflene)

  1. a fork (a pronged tool)

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gaffel m (definite singular gaffelen, indefinite plural gaflar, definite plural gaflane)

  1. 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

  1. fork; a pronged tool

Declension


Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡafɛl/

Verb

gaffel

  1. Soft mutation of caffel.