# taula
## English
### Etymology

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

### Noun

taula (plural taulas)
* 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 ?
* board
* game board
* table (information arranged in rows and columns)

#### Derived terms

* taulada
* taulatu

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈtaw.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈtaw.la]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

taula f (plural taules)
* table (furniture)
* table (way of arranging information)
    Synonym: àbac
* taula (prehistoric monument of Minorca)
* board, panel
* (in the plural) boards, stage
* (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, 2025
* “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
* inflection of taular:
** third-person singular present indicative
** 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: /ˈtɑu̯lɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝u̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
* Hyphenation: tau‧la

### Noun

taula
* amadou; fine-grained tinder made from a polypore of species Fomes fomentarius

#### Declension

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

* taulakääpä
* taulapää

### Further reading

* “taula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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: [ˈtawlo]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

taula f (plural taulas)
* table

#### Derived terms

* taula de nuech

#### Descendants

* → French: taule; tôle (northern dialects)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan taula. Doublet of tabla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtaula/ [ˈt̪au̯.la]
* Rhymes: -aula
* Syllabification: tau‧la

### Noun

taula f (plural taulas)
* 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