tafla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰapla/

  Rhymes: -apla

Noun

tafla f (genitive singular töflu, nominative plural töflur)

1. tablet, board (for writing on)
2. pill, tablet (small solid portion of a drug)
3. table (grid of data in rows and columns)
4. game piece (in the form of a tablet), as a draught, etc.

Declension

declension of tafla

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tafla	taflan	töflur	töflurnar
accusative	töflu	töfluna	töflur	töflurnar
dative	töflu	töflunni	töflum	töflunum
genitive	töflu	töflunnar	tafla/taflna	taflanna/taflnanna

Further reading

• “tafla” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tafel, from Middle High German tavel, tavele, from Old High German tavala, tabela, from Old Italian tavola, from Latin tabula. Possibly a doublet of tobół (“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaf.la/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -afla
• Syllabification: taf‧la

Noun

tafla f (diminutive tafelka, related adjective taflowy)

1. smooth, shiny surface

   Synonym: lustro

2. a large tile of a smooth, rigid material; pane (of glass)

Declension

Declension of tafla

	singular	plural
nominative	tafla	tafle
genitive	tafli	tafli
dative	tafli	taflom
accusative	taflę	tafle
instrumental	taflą	taflami
locative	tafli	taflach
vocative	taflo	tafle

Related terms

nouns

• tabela
• tablica

 

Further reading

• tafla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tafla in Polish dictionaries at PWN