taula

English

Etymology

From Catalan taula (“table”). Doublet of table.

Noun

taula (plural taulas)

1. A kind of T-shaped stone monument, built by the Talaiotic culture, found on the Balearic island of Minorca.

Basque

Etymology

Compare Catalan taula and Occitan taula from Latin tabula (“board”)

Noun

taula ?

1. board
2. game board
3. table (information arranged in rows and columns)

Declension

Declension of taula (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	taula	taula	taulak
ergative	taulak	taulak	taulek
dative	taulari	taulari	taulei
genitive	taularen	taularen	taulen
comitative	taularekin	taularekin	taulekin
causative	taularengatik	taularengatik	taulengatik
benefactive	taularentzat	taularentzat	taulentzat
instrumental	taulaz	taulaz	taulez
inessive	taulatan	taulan	tauletan
locative	taulatako	taulako	tauletako
allative	taulatara	taulara	tauletara
terminative	taulataraino	taularaino	tauletaraino
directive	taulatarantz	taularantz	tauletarantz
destinative	taulatarako	taularako	tauletarako
ablative	taulatatik	taulatik	tauletatik
partitive	taularik	—	—
prolative	taulatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• taulada
• taulatu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtaw.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtaw.la]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin tabula (“tablet; board, plank”).

Noun

taula f (plural taules)

1. table (furniture)
2. table (way of arranging information)

   Synonym: àbac

3. taula (prehistoric monument of Minorca)
4. board, panel
5. (in the plural) boards, stage
6. (in the plural) stalemate, draw

Derived terms

• a la taula i al llit, al primer crit
• entaular
• joc de taula
• taula periòdica
• taula rodona
• taulada
• taular
• taulat
• taulatge
• taulejar
• taulell
• tauleta
• tauló

 

Related terms

• tauler

Descendants

• → English: taula

Further reading

• “taula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “taula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “taula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “taula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

taula

1. inflection of taular:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *takla, borrowed from Baltic, compare Latvian dagla (“tinder”), Lithuanian deglis (“tinder”). Cognate with Estonian tael, Karelian takla, Votic taglõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑu̯lɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝u̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tau‧la

Noun

taula

1. amadou; fine-grained tinder made from a polypore of species Fomes fomentarius

Declension

Inflection of taula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		taula	taulat
genitive		taulan	taulojen
partitive		taulaa	tauloja
illative		taulaan	tauloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		taula	taulat
accusative	nom.	taula	taulat
	gen.	taulan
genitive		taulan	taulojen taulain rare
partitive		taulaa	tauloja
inessive		taulassa	tauloissa
elative		taulasta	tauloista
illative		taulaan	tauloihin
adessive		taulalla	tauloilla
ablative		taulalta	tauloilta
allative		taulalle	tauloille
essive		taulana	tauloina
translative		taulaksi	tauloiksi
abessive		taulatta	tauloitta
instructive		—	tauloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of taula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taulani taulani accusative nom. taulani taulani gen. taulani genitive taulani taulojeni taulaini rare partitive taulaani taulojani inessive taulassani tauloissani elative taulastani tauloistani illative taulaani tauloihini adessive taulallani tauloillani ablative taulaltani tauloiltani allative taulalleni tauloilleni essive taulanani tauloinani translative taulakseni tauloikseni abessive taulattani tauloittani instructive — — comitative — tauloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taulasi taulasi accusative nom. taulasi taulasi gen. taulasi genitive taulasi taulojesi taulaisi rare partitive taulaasi taulojasi inessive taulassasi tauloissasi elative taulastasi tauloistasi illative taulaasi tauloihisi adessive taulallasi tauloillasi ablative taulaltasi tauloiltasi allative taulallesi tauloillesi essive taulanasi tauloinasi translative taulaksesi tauloiksesi abessive taulattasi tauloittasi instructive — — comitative — tauloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taulamme taulamme accusative nom. taulamme taulamme gen. taulamme genitive taulamme taulojemme taulaimme rare partitive taulaamme taulojamme inessive taulassamme tauloissamme elative taulastamme tauloistamme illative taulaamme tauloihimme adessive taulallamme tauloillamme ablative taulaltamme tauloiltamme allative taulallemme tauloillemme essive taulanamme tauloinamme translative taulaksemme tauloiksemme abessive taulattamme tauloittamme instructive — — comitative — tauloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taulanne taulanne accusative nom. taulanne taulanne gen. taulanne genitive taulanne taulojenne taulainne rare partitive taulaanne taulojanne inessive taulassanne tauloissanne elative taulastanne tauloistanne illative taulaanne tauloihinne adessive taulallanne tauloillanne ablative taulaltanne tauloiltanne allative taulallenne tauloillenne essive taulananne tauloinanne translative taulaksenne tauloiksenne abessive taulattanne tauloittanne instructive — — comitative — tauloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative taulansa taulansa accusative nom. taulansa taulansa gen. taulansa genitive taulansa taulojensa taulainsa rare partitive taulaansa taulojaan taulojansa inessive taulassaan taulassansa tauloissaan tauloissansa elative taulastaan taulastansa tauloistaan tauloistansa illative taulaansa tauloihinsa adessive taulallaan taulallansa tauloillaan tauloillansa ablative taulaltaan taulaltansa tauloiltaan tauloiltansa allative taulalleen taulallensa tauloilleen tauloillensa essive taulanaan taulanansa tauloinaan tauloinansa translative taulakseen taulaksensa tauloikseen tauloiksensa abessive taulattaan taulattansa tauloittaan tauloittansa instructive — — comitative — tauloineen tauloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• taulakääpä
• taulapää

 

Further reading

• “taula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• aulat, laatu, latua, lauta

Occitan

Alternative forms

• taulo (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Latin tabula (“tablet; board, plank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtawlo]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

taula f (plural taulas)

1. table

Derived terms

• taula de nuech

 

Descendants

• → French: taule; tôle (northern dialects)

Spanish

Noun

taula f (plural taulas)

1. taula

Further reading

• “taula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10