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Tafel

Tafel

See also: tafel

German

Noun

Tafel f (genitive Tafel, plural Tafeln)

  1. table
  2. slab
  3. board
  4. plaque
  5. blackboard
  6. plate
  7. bar (eg chocolate)

Declension

Related terms

tafel

tafel

See also: Tafel

Afrikaans

Noun

tafel (plural tafels)

  1. table

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːfəl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tafele, from Latin tabula (board). Doublet with Dutch tabel.

Noun

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

  1. table (item of furniture)
  2. (metonymically) a meal, spread on (a) table(s)
  3. (arithmetic) multiplication table
  4. a writing tablet

Usage notes

The plural tafelen is only used in the sense "writing tablet".

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Derived terms

Verb

tafel

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

German

Verb

tafel

  1. First-person singular present of tafeln.
  2. Imperative singular of tafeln.