Taafele

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German tavel, tavele, from Old High German tavala, borrowed from Latin tabula (“tablet; board; painting”). Cognate with German Tafel (“table; board”).

Noun

Taafele f

1. (Uri) portrait (painting of a person)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien, page 51