tafel

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːfəl/

tafel (plural tafels)

1. table

• → Sotho: tafole

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːfəl/

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• Hyphenation: ta‧fel
• Rhymes: -aːfəl

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

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

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

• Afrikaans: tafel
  • → Sotho: tafole
• → Sranan Tongo: tafra

See the etymology of the main entry.

tafel

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

tafel

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