гафель

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gaffel.

Pronunciation

Noun

га́фель (gáfelʹm inan (genitive га́феля, nominative plural га́фели, genitive plural га́фелей, relational adjective га́фельный) (normal usage)
га́фель (gáfelʹm inan (genitive га́феля, nominative plural гафеля́, genitive plural гафеле́й) (professional usage)

  1. (nautical) gaff rig

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гафель”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress