gefel

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === gefail === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *gabali (compare Cornish/Breton gevel), from *gabalā (“fork”); compare Old Irish gabul and Old English gafol (“fork”). More at gafael. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛvɛl/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːvɛl/, /ˈɡɛvɛl/ === Noun === gefel f (plural gefeiliau) tongs tweezers (for stamps, etc.) ==== Related terms ==== gafael === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gefel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies