gabeln

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German

Etymology

Gabel +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbl̩n/
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Verb

gabeln (weak, third-person singular present gabelt, past tense gabelte, past participle gegabelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to fork (use a fork to move food to mouth)
  2. to pitchfork (use a pitchfork to carry)
  3. (reflexive) to fork; branch; branch out
    Der Weg gabelt sich hier.
    The way branches here.

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Further reading

  • gabeln” in Duden online
  • gabeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache