"gaffel" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɣɑ.fəl/ Forms: gaffels [plural], gaffeltje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑfəl Etymology: From Middle Dutch gaffele. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|gaffele}} Middle Dutch gaffele Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,m|-s|gaffeltje}} gaffel f or m (plural gaffels, diminutive gaffeltje n)
  1. a two-pronged pitchfork or bident Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-gaffel-nl-noun-otU9l6mh Categories (other): Dutch nouns with f+m gender, Tools Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 29 24 21 26 Disambiguation of Tools: 42 15 17 26
  2. any two-pronged fork, such as a carving fork Tags: feminine, masculine Hypernyms (two-pronged fork): vork
    Sense id: en-gaffel-nl-noun-IZi9oRp3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with f+m gender, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Two Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 24 6 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 29 24 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 44 24 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 49 22 4 Disambiguation of Two: 28 45 25 2 Disambiguation of 'two-pronged fork': 28 50 22 1
  3. (hunting, anatomy) a two-pronged antler of a two-year-old stag Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-gaffel-nl-noun-ijyi97kl Categories (other): Anatomy, Hunting, Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 29 24 21 26 Topics: anatomy, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle, medicine, sciences
  4. (nautical) a gaff Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-gaffel-nl-noun-EAyUxZ-4 Categories (other): Nautical, Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 29 24 21 26 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gaffelhert, gaffelzeil, mestgaffel

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gaffelhert"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mestgaffel"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch gaffele.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gaffeltje",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "fel"
      ]
    }
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          "_dis": "42 15 17 26",
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          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "nl:Tools",
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        {
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        "(hunting, anatomy) a two-pronged antler of a two-year-old stag"
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        "lifestyle",
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    },
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          "gaff"
        ]
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        "(nautical) a gaff"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣɑ.fəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑfəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gaffel"
}
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    "Dutch nouns with multiple genders",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    },
    {
      "word": "gaffelzeil"
    },
    {
      "word": "mestgaffel"
    }
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense": "two-pronged fork",
      "word": "vork"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "gaf",
        "fel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "a two-pronged pitchfork or bident"
      ],
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        [
          "pitchfork",
          "pitchfork"
        ],
        [
          "bident",
          "bident"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "any two-pronged fork, such as a carving fork"
      ],
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          "fork",
          "fork"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "nl:Hunting"
      ],
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        "a two-pronged antler of a two-year-old stag"
      ],
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        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "antler",
          "antler"
        ],
        [
          "stag",
          "stag"
        ]
      ],
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        "(hunting, anatomy) a two-pronged antler of a two-year-old stag"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "anatomy",
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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        "nl:Nautical"
      ],
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        "a gaff"
      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "gaff",
          "gaff"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) a gaff"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣɑ.fəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑfəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gaffel"
}

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