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tavla.

a framed picture

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a framed picture

    common-gender

  2. a framed picture a yet framed (but stretched) canvas (tavelduk, målarduk)

    common-gender

  3. a hard, flat surface for writing or drawing a drawing wall, such as blackboard (svarta tavlan) or whiteboard

    common-gender

  4. a hard, flat surface for writing or drawing a tablet, a (handheld) drawing slab

    common-gender

  5. gameboard

    archaic · common-gender

  6. A glaring mistake, a blunder

    colloquial · common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish tafla, from Old Norse tafla, ultimately from Latin tabula via Low German. Doublet of tavle, tavel, and tabell, and related to tablett, tablå, tävla.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.