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)
- blackboard, whiteboard, writing board (a large vertical surface to be written on with an erasable material and to be seen by a larger group)
- tablet, slate (a smaller surface to be written on with an erasable material)
- plaque, slab (a flat object with permanent writing or images on it)
- table (an illustration in a book)
- comb (place where bees are storing honey)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tavle | tavlen | tavler | tavlerne |
| genitive | tavles | tavlens | tavlers | tavlernes |
Derived terms
- advarselstavle
- altertavle
- anetavle
- eltavle
- færdselstavle
- lystavle
- mindetavle
- opslagstavle
- resultattavle
- stentavle
- tavlecomputer
- tavleklud
- tavleorden
- tavlesvamp
- tidstavle
- vokstavle
References
- “tavle” in Den Danske Ordbog
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)
Derived terms
References
- “tavle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin tabula and Old Norse tafla.
Noun
tavle f (definite singular tavla, indefinite plural tavler, definite plural tavlene)
Derived terms
References
- “tavle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.