tavle

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German tavele, tafele from Latin tabula (“tablet, board”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tavlə/, [ˈtˢɑwlə]

Noun

tavle c (singular definite tavlen, plural indefinite tavler)

1. blackboard, whiteboard, writing board (a large vertical surface to be written on with an erasable material and to be seen by a larger group)
2. tablet, slate (a smaller surface to be written on with an erasable material)
3. plaque, slab (a flat object with permanent writing or images on it)
4. table (an illustration in a book)
5. comb (place where bees are storing honey)

Declension

Declension of tavle

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tavle	tavlen	tavler	tavlerne
genitive	tavles	tavlens	tavlers	tavlernes

Derived terms

• advarselstavle
• altertavle
• anetavle
• eltavle
• færdselstavle
• lystavle
• mindetavle
• opslagstavle
• resultattavle
• stentavle
• tavlecomputer
• tavleklud
• tavleorden
• tavlesvamp
• tidstavle
• vokstavle

 

References

• “tavle” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin tabula and Old Norse tafla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tav.le/, [ˈtɑʋ.lə]

Noun

tavle f or m (definite singular tavla or tavlen, indefinite plural tavler, definite plural tavlene)

1. a board (such as a blackboard)
2. a tablet (of stone etc.)

Derived terms

• stamtavle

References

• “tavle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin tabula and Old Norse tafla.

Noun

tavle f (definite singular tavla, indefinite plural tavler, definite plural tavlene)

1. a board (such as a blackboard)
2. a tablet (of stone etc.)

Derived terms

• stamtavle

References

• “tavle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.