table
//ˈteɪbl//TAY-buhl
//ˈteɪbl//TAY-buhl
Meaninga plank, a board
Common meaning: a flat board on legs
- tablea plank, a boardSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 620 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tabula ‘a plank, a board’.
Roots
- tabula Latin “a plank, a board”
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