tafla

See also: taflą

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin tabula. Doublet of tabla, tafl, tefla, töfl.[1]

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 (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

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “tafla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

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:(file)
  • 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

Further reading

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