Kuchengabel

German

Etymology

Kuchen (“cake”) +‎ Gabel (“fork”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːxənˌɡaːbəl/

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Noun

Kuchengabel f (genitive Kuchengabel, plural Kuchengabeln)

1. small fork; pastry fork

   Antonym: (may also be a hypernym) Essgabel

Usage notes

• Wikipedia defines the pastry fork as having a larger, bevelled tine on the side. While this design is common, the German word is in no way restricted to such a fork. A Kuchengabel is simply a fairly small and short fork, usually with three tines.

Declension

Declension of Kuchengabel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kuchengabel	die	Kuchengabeln
genitive	einer	der	Kuchengabel	der	Kuchengabeln
dative	einer	der	Kuchengabel	den	Kuchengabeln
accusative	eine	die	Kuchengabel	die	Kuchengabeln

See also

• Teelöffel

Further reading

• “Kuchengabel” in Duden online
• “Kuchengabel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache