τάβλι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τάβλι (tábli, “a game with dice”). Ultimately, from Koine Greek τάβλα (tábla), from Latin tabula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.vli/
• Hyphenation: τά‧βλι

Noun

τάβλι • (távli) n (plural τάβλια)

1. (games) backgammon

Declension

Declension of τάβλι

	singular	plural
nominative	τάβλι •	τάβλια •
genitive	ταβλιού •	ταβλιών •
accusative	τάβλι •	τάβλια •
vocative	τάβλι •	τάβλια •

Descendants

• → Romanian: table

Further reading

• “τάβλι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
• τάβλι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el