vork

Meaning

1. (feminine) forked object
2. (feminine) forked object
3. (feminine) forked object
4. (feminine) intersection, split
5. (feminine) interval, range of values

Concepts

fork

crotch

bifurcation

furcation

pitchfork

prong

Synonyms

kruis

splitsing

aftakking

mestvork

Translations

Gabel

fourchette

tenedor

garfo

forchetta

çatal

furca

forquilla

forca

fourche

bifurcação

biforcazione

bivio

Verzweigung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɔrk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vorke

Inherited from Old Dutch: furka

In summary

From Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca. Doublet of fork.

Sentences

Ze legde een lepel , vork en mes naast het bord neer .

She placed a spoon, fork, and knife next to the plate.

Mijn verzoek is evenwel dat u niet te veel hooi op uw vork neemt .

My request, however, is that you do not overdo things.