German word

Tablette

Pronunciation

IPA/taˈblɛtə/

Meaning

  • feminine nountablet

Example

Nimm zwei Tabletten nach dem Essen.

Take two tablets after eating.

Illustration for Tablette (tablet)

More examples

Er setzte die Tabletten ab, weil Nebenwirkungen auftraten.

He stopped taking the tablets because side effects occurred.

Core concept

A measured lump of compressed medicine that fits in the hand and is taken as one unit.

Common phrases

  • Tabletten absetzen

    stop taking tablets

  • Tabletten vertragen

    tolerate tablets

  • Tabletten nach Bedarf

    tablets as needed

Similar words

Pille: A small, round contraceptive pill commonly used by women.
Kapsel: Medicine enclosed in a gelatin-like shell containing powder or liquid.
Brausetablette: A tablet that fizzes and dissolves when added to water.
Medikament: Medicine used for treatment or symptom relief in general.

Definition in German

feste, abgemessene Dosis eines Arzneimittels in Tablettenform zum Einnehmen

Word origin

The German noun comes from French tablette, ultimately related to Latin tabula for a small board or tablet, whose shape-based meaning extended to a medicinal form.

Usage tips

  • The technology term is das Tablet, while the medicine is die Tablette; these forms are not interchangeable.

Related words

  • Tablettendosetablet casenoun
  • Tablettenpackungtablet packnoun
  • tablettierttabletedadjective

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