tafel

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See also: Tafel

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑːfəl/
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Noun

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tafel (plural tafels)

  1. table

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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  • The plural tafelen is today only used in the sense "writing tablet".
Derived terms
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Descendants
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References

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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tafel

  1. inflection of tafelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

German

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Verb

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tafel

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