"Gabel" meaning in German

See Gabel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaːbəl/, [ˈɡaːbl̩] [Germany], /ˈɡaːbɛl/, [ˈɡ̥aː-], [-bl̩] [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland] Audio: De-Gabel.ogg , De-Gabel2.ogg , De-at-Gabel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gabel(e), from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gabel|alt=gabel(e)}} Middle High German gabel(e), {{inh|de|goh|gabala}} Old High German gabala, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gabulu||fork}} Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen,^ein}} Gabel f (genitive Gabel, plural Gabeln, diminutive Gäbelchen n or Gäbelein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Gabel [genitive], Gabeln [plural], Gäbelchen [diminutive, neuter], Gäbelein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gabel [nominative, singular], Gabeln [definite, nominative, plural], Gabel [genitive, singular], Gabeln [definite, genitive, plural], Gabel [dative, singular], Gabeln [dative, definite, plural], Gabel [accusative, singular], Gabeln [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fork Tags: feminine Synonyms: Forke
    Sense id: en-Gabel-de-noun-jQx6yZKv Categories (other): Cutlery Disambiguation of Cutlery: 65 12 23
  2. pitchfork Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gabel-de-noun-LNiTt-ht Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bicycle parts Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 44 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 44 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 47 48 Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 10 44 47
  3. prong Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gabel-de-noun-dmiiC5xO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bicycle parts Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 44 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 44 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 47 48 Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 10 44 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gabeln, Gabelung Related terms: Fischgabel [feminine], Fonduegabel [feminine], Heugabel [feminine], Kuchengabel [feminine], Mistgabel [feminine], Spatengabel [feminine], Stimmgabel [feminine], Gabelgriff, Gabelzinken

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 50 50",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 50 50",
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    }
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      "lang_code": "frr",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "_dis1": "0 50 50",
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      "_dis1": "0 50 50",
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      "_dis1": "0 50 50",
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      "_dis1": "0 50 50",
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          "_dis": "10 44 46",
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          "orig": "de:Bicycle parts",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "prong"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡaːbəl/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɡaːbl̩]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡaːbɛl/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɡ̥aː-]"
    },
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        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland"
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}
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