wafel

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch wafel, wafele, wavel, from Old Dutch *wāvila, from Proto-Germanic *wēbilǭ, *wēbilō, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to braid, weave”) (whence Dutch weven (“to weave”) and English weave).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːfəl/
  • audio(file)

Noun

wafel m (plural wafels, diminutive wafeltje n)

  1. waffle
  2. wafer

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Waffel. Doublet of gofr (“waffle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈva.fɛl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -afɛl
  • Syllabification: wa‧fel

Noun

wafel m inan (diminutive wafelek)

  1. wafer (flat biscuit)
    Synonym: andrut

Declension
Declension of wafel
singular plural
nominative wafel wafle
genitive wafla wafli
dative waflowi waflom
accusative wafel wafle
instrumental waflem waflami
locative waflu waflach
vocative waflu wafle

Derived terms
adjective
  • waflowy
noun
  • waflarka

Further reading
  • wafel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wafel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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