tafel

See also: Tafel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tafel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑːfəl/

Noun

tafel (plural tafels)

  1. table

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːfəl/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tâfele, from Latin tabula (“board”). Doublet of tabel.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

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.
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