tavle

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German tavele, tafele from Latin tabula (tablet, board).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tavlə/, [ˈtˢɑwlə]

Noun

tavle c (singular definite tavlen, plural indefinite tavler)

  1. blackboard, whiteboard, writing board (a large vertical surface to be written on with an erasable material and to be seen by a larger group)
  2. tablet, slate (a smaller surface to be written on with an erasable material)
  3. plaque, slab (a flat object with permanent writing or images on it)
  4. table (an illustration in a book)
  5. comb (place where bees are storing honey)

Declension

Declension of tavle
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tavle tavlen tavler tavlerne
genitive tavles tavlens tavlers tavlernes

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin tabula and Old Norse tafla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tav.le/, [ˈtɑʋ.lə]

Noun

tavle f or m (definite singular tavla or tavlen, indefinite plural tavler, definite plural tavlene)

  1. a board (such as a blackboard)
  2. a tablet (of stone etc.)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin tabula and Old Norse tafla.

Noun

tavle f (definite singular tavla, indefinite plural tavler, definite plural tavlene)

  1. a board (such as a blackboard)
  2. a tablet (of stone etc.)

Derived terms

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