gabala

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Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gabel, gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (fork), likely of Celtic origin. Cognate with German Gabel.

Noun[edit]

gabala f (plural gabeldiminutive ghèballe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) pitchfork
    De gabel habent drai odar viar sénne.Pitchforks have three or four tines.

References[edit]

  • “gabala” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo