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

• tâvele, taffele, tâfel, tâvel, taffel

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

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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