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) 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) fork Synonym: Forke pitchfork prong ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gabeln Gabelung ==== Related 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