tablet
Middle English
/ˈtab(ə)lət(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A tablet, especially an easily carried one for writing on.
- (Biblical) The Ten Commandments in physical form handed down from heaven.
- A level surface for painting or working upon.
- A piece of jewellery with a level portion present.
- (rare) A marble slab utilised as tiling.
- (rare) A tablet or pill for medication.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tablete affix from Middle English table.
Origin
Middle English
table
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- minitablet English
- supertablet English
- table English
- tablet English
- tableting English
- tabletlike English
- tyebble English
- Tablet German
- tablette French
- tablet Portuguese
- タブレット Japanese
- tablet Polish
- tabele Old English
- table Middle English
- tablement Middle English
- tablen Middle English
- tabler Middle English
- table Old French
- tablete Old French