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

• tafeln, to feast

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".

Synonyms

• (furniture): dis
• (meal): maaltijd, maal
• (tablet): tablet

Derived terms

• tafelen
• tafelberg
• tafelblad
• tafelgoed
• tafellaken
• tafellinnen
• tafelpoot
• bijzettafel
• eettafel
• feesttafel
• keukentafel
• rijsttafel

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.