tafel

Noun

1. (feminine) table (item of furniture)
2. (feminine, metonymically) meal, spread on (a) table(s)
3. (feminine) multiplication table
4. (feminine) writing tablet

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of tafelen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of tafelen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of tafelen:

tafelen

• Verb
• Noun

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaːfəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: tâfele

Inherited from Old Dutch: tavala

In summary

From Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula (“board”). Doublet of tabel.

Concepts

table

tablet

tabulation

index

desk

board

array

picture

recommendation

scene

stand

tableau

tabular array

blackboard

chalkboard

chart

💹

list

meal

nomination

Synonyms

tabel

lijst

ceel

kandidatenlijst

nominatie

rekentafels

rol

schoolbord

vermenigvuldigingstafels

voordracht

vermenigvuldigingstafel

bord

rekentafel

cedel

Translations

Tisch

table

mesa

mesa

stół

taula

masa

tavolo

mensa

τραπέζι

tavola

mase

Tabelle

طاولة

جدول

Sentences

We eten bijna nooit aan de tafel .

We almost never eat at the table.

Kunnen we een tafel reserveren voor morgen ?

Can we reserve a table for tomorrow?

Ik heb mijn knie tegen de tafel gestoten .

I bumped my knee against the table.

Ik voelde een schok in mijn elleboog toen ik de hoek van de tafel raakte .

I felt a shock in my elbow as I hit the corner of the table.

Er kleeft kauwgom onder de tafel .

There is chewing gum under the table.

Er liggen magazines op de tafel .

There are magazines on the table.