Gabel

See also: gabel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gabel(e), from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbəl/, [ˈɡaːbl̩] (Germany)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbɛl/, [ˈɡ̥aː-], [-bl̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bel

Noun

Gabel f (genitive Gabel, plural Gabeln, diminutive Gäbelchen n or Gäbelein n)

  1. fork
    Synonym: Forke
  2. pitchfork
  3. prong

Declension

Declension of Gabel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gabel die Gabeln
genitive einer der Gabel der Gabeln
dative einer der Gabel den Gabeln
accusative eine die Gabel die Gabeln

Derived terms

  • Gabelgriff, Gabelzinken

Descendants

  • → German Low German: Gabel
  • → North Frisian: goobel

Further reading

  • “Gabel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gabel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Gabel” in Duden online
  • Gabel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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