wafel

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch wafel, wafele, wavel, from Old Dutch *wāvila, from Proto-Germanic *wēbilǭ, *wēbilō, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to braid, weave”) (whence Dutch weven (“to weave”) and English weave).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːfəl/

• Audio:

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Noun

wafel m (plural wafels, diminutive wafeltje n)

1. waffle
2. wafer

Derived terms

• siroopwafel
• stroopwafel
• wafelbak
• wafelijzer

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Waffel. Doublet of gofr (“waffle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.fɛl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afɛl
• Syllabification: wa‧fel

Noun

wafel m inan (diminutive wafelek)

1. wafer (flat biscuit)

   Synonym: andrut

Declension

Declension of wafel

	singular	plural
nominative	wafel	wafle
genitive	wafla	wafli
dative	waflowi	waflom
accusative	wafel	wafle
instrumental	waflem	waflami
locative	waflu	waflach
vocative	waflu	wafle

Derived terms

adjective

• waflowy

 

noun

• waflarka

 

Further reading

• wafel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wafel in Polish dictionaries at PWN