tafele

See also: tāfele and tāfelē

Dutch

Verb

tafele

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of tafelen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

tafele

  1. inflection of tafeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula.

Noun

tâfele f

  1. table (flat surface with legs)
  2. care for the poor
  3. banker's table
  4. wooden board
  5. wax tablet for writing
  6. plate, cover
  7. table, list

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative tafele tafelen
accusative tafele tafelen
genitive tafele, tafelen tafelen
dative tafele, tafelen tafelen

Descendants

  • Dutch: tafel
    • Afrikaans: tafel (see there for further descendants)
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: tafl
    • Jersey Dutch: tâfel
    • Negerhollands: tafel, tavul, tawul, taul, taful, tavl, taefel
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: tavul (dated)
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: tafl
    • → Aukan: tafaa
    • → Saramaccan: táfu
    • → Sranan Tongo: tafra
      • → Lokono: tafolo
      • → Caribbean Hindustani: tafrá
      • → Caribbean Javanese: tafrah, taprah
      • → Kari'na: tapara
      • → Trió: tafra
  • Limburgish: taofel

Further reading

  • “tafele”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tafele”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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