tafel

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See also: Tafel

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch tafel, from Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula (“board”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑːfəl/
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Noun[edit]

tafel (plural tafels)

  1. table

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Kwanyama: oshitafula
  • → Phuthi: itafule
  • → Sotho: tafole
  • → Xhosa: itafile
  • → Zulu: itafula

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula (“board”).[1] Doublet of tabel.

Noun[edit]

tafel f (plural tafels or tafelen, diminutive tafeltje n)

  1. table (item of furniture)
    Synonym: dis
  2. (metonymically) meal, spread on (a) table(s)
    Synonyms: maaltijd, maal
  3. (arithmetic) multiplication table
  4. writing tablet
    Synonym: tablet
Usage notes[edit]
  • The plural tafelen is today only used in the sense "writing tablet".
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

tafel

  1. inflection of tafelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

tafel

  1. inflection of tafeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
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