gaffil

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish gaffel, from Middle Low German gaffel/gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala/gafila, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gaffil m (genitive singular gaffils, plural gaflar)

  1. fork
  2. handlebar
  3. (nautical) gaff

Declension[edit]

m22 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gaffil gaffilin gaflar gaflarnir
Accusative gaffil gaffilin gaflar gaflarnar
Dative gafli gaflinum gaflum gaflunum
Genitive gaffils gaffilsins gafla gaflanna

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