tafla

See also: taflą

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tafla, ultimately from Latin tabula. Doublet of tabla, tafl, tefla, töfl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʰapla]

  Rhymes: -apla

Noun

tafla f (genitive singular töflu, nominative plural töflur)

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

Declension

Declension of tafla (feminine)

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

Derived terms

• hálstafla

Further reading

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

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived from tafl (“board game”).

Noun

tafla

1. brick, piece in a board game

   Þar munu eptir · undrsamligar
   gollnar tǫflur · í grasi finnask

   There will again the wondrous golden game-bricks be found in the grass.

Declension

Declension of tafla (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tafla	taflan	tǫflur	tǫflurnar
accusative	tǫflu	tǫfluna	tǫflur	tǫflurnar
dative	tǫflu	tǫflunni	tǫflum	tǫflunum
genitive	tǫflu	tǫflunnar	taflna	taflnanna

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): /ˈta.fla/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afla
• Syllabification: ta‧fla

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^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “tafla”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)