Tafelberg

See also: tafelberg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From tafelberg.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Tafelberg

1. Table Mountain

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaː.fəlˌbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Ta‧fel‧berg

Etymology 1

Compound of tafel +‎ berg.

Proper noun

Tafelberg m

1. Table Mountain [from mid 17th c.]

Derived terms

• tafelberg

Etymology 2

From tafelberg.

Proper noun

Tafelberg m

1. (astronomy) Mensa

German

Etymology

Tafel +‎ Berg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːfəlbɛʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Ta‧fel‧berg
• Rhymes: -ɛʁk

Noun

Tafelberg m (strong, genitive Tafelberges or Tafelbergs, plural Tafelberge)

1. mesa

Declension

Declension of Tafelberg [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tafelberg	die	Tafelberge
genitive	eines	des	Tafelberges, Tafelbergs	der	Tafelberge
dative	einem	dem	Tafelberg, Tafelberge1	den	Tafelbergen
accusative	einen	den	Tafelberg	die	Tafelberge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Tafelberg” in Duden online
• “Tafelberg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache