gabala

See also: Gabala, gabała, and Gabała

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• gabl (Luserna)

Etymology

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

gabala f (plural gabel, diminutive ghèballe)

1. (Sette Comuni) pitchfork

   De gabel habent drai odar viar sénne. ― Pitchforks have three or four tines.

References

• “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