en gaffel
Meaning
fork
In Swedish: redskap att äta med som har två eller flera spetsar fästa vid ett skaft
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gaffel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | gaffeln |
| Plural, indefinite | gafflar |
| Plural, definite | gafflarna |
gaffel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gaffel, den stora gaffeln. Check another noun
Practise gaffel
1 / 2Is it en gaffel or ett gaffel?
gaffel in a sentence
- kniv och gaffelknife and fork
Words built with gaffel
- framgaffel front fork
- gaffeltruck forklift truck
- silvergaffel silver fork
- högaffel pitchfork
Questions
What does gaffel mean in English?
gaffel means “fork”.
Is it en gaffel or ett gaffel?
It is en gaffel, and “the fork” is gaffeln.
What is the plural of gaffel?
The plural of gaffel is gafflar, and the definite plural is gafflarna.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala, gafila, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, possibly from Celtic.
Nearby common words
gaffel is number 5,813 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,809försprång start, lead
- 5,810oljud noise
- 5,811rumskamrat Roommate, room mate
- 5,812churchill Churchill
- 5,814trovärdig credible, trustworthy
- 5,815varade lasted
- 5,816laboratorium laboratory
- 5,817skamlig outrageous, shameful
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