Wiktionary

tal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tal"

Amal edit

Noun edit

tal

  1. woman

References edit

  • transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Occitan tal, French tel, Spanish tal.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tals)

  1. such (like this, that)
    Synonym: semblant

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

tal

  1. like that, in that way

Derived terms edit

Pronoun edit

tal

  1. anything, whatever

References edit

Cimbrian edit

Noun edit

tal n

  1. valley

References edit

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Coatepec Nahuatl edit

Pronoun edit

tal

  1. you

Crimean Tatar edit

Noun edit

tal

  1. willow

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number”), cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tall, Swedish tal, Dutch tal.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal n (singular definite tallet, plural indefinite tal)

  1. number
  2. figure
  3. digit
  4. numeral
  5. (after a multiple of 100) Denoting a century.
    Han levede i 1800-tallet.
    He lived in the 19th century.
Declension edit
Declension of tal
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tal tallet tal tallene
genitive tals tallets tals tallenes

References edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /taːˀl/, [ˈtˢæˀl]

Verb edit

tal

  1. imperative of tale

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch tal, from Old Dutch *tal, from Proto-West Germanic *tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑl

Determiner edit

tal

  1. (~ van) numerous, many, lots
    Je hebt tal van mogelijkheden - You have lots of possibilities

Noun edit

tal n (plural tallen)

  1. A number.
  2. A quantity.

Usage notes edit

Tal is almost never used to say 'number', getal and nummer are used instead.

Derived terms edit

Anagrams edit

Eastern Durango Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

tal

  1. land

Epigraphic Mayan edit

Verb edit

tal

  1. to come

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal n (genitive singular tals, plural tøl)

  1. number
  2. (grammar) number

Declension edit

Declension of tal
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tal talið tøl tølini
accusative tal talið tøl tølini
dative tali talinum tølum tølunum
genitive tals talsins tala talanna

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin talis.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

tal

  1. such
    Nunca tal vin ― I've never seen such [a thing]

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

tal m or f (plural tales)

  1. such
    Nunca tal cousa vin ― I've never seen such a thing

References edit

  • “tal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “tal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “tal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “tal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “tal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Highland Puebla Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

tal

  1. land

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal n (genitive singular tals, nominative plural töl)

  1. speech, talk, the act of talking
  2. a conversation
  3. count, number
    Mennirnir voru hundrað talsins.
    The men were a hundred all told.

Declension edit

declension of tal
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tal talið töl tölin
accusative tal talið töl tölin
dative tali talinu tölum tölunum
genitive tals talsins tala talanna

See also edit

Italian edit

Determiner edit

tal (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of tale

Maltese edit

Root
t-w-l
9 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic طَالَ (ṭāla).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

tal (imperfect jtul, past participle mitul)

  1. to become long, to become prolonged, to last
    Synonym: dam

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of tal
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m talt talt tal talna taltu talu
f talet
imperfect m ntul ttul jtul ntulu ttulu jtulu
f ttul
imperative tul tulu

Mangas edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal

  1. sun

References edit

  • Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

Northern Kurdish edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

tal

  1. sour

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

tal

  1. imperative of tale

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

tal n (definite singular talet, indefinite plural tal, definite plural tala or talene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tall

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse tal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tʰɐ̞ːl], [tʰɐ̞ːɽ]

Noun edit

tal n (definite singular talet, indefinite plural tal, definite plural tala)

  1. number, numeral

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *tālu, from Proto-Germanic *tēlō (“deception, deceit, persecution”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to take aim, calculate, damage, count”). Cognate with Latin dolus (“deception, strategem, trap”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tāl f

  1. evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander
  2. (religious) blasphemy
  3. reproach
  4. scorn, derision, mocking

Declension edit

Declension of tal (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tāl tāla, tāle
accusative tāle tāla, tāle
genitive tāle tāla
dative tāle tālum

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *dalą, whence also Old English dæl, Old Norse dalr.

Noun edit

tal n or m

  1. valley

Descendants edit

  • Middle High German: tal

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *talą (“number, speech”). Cognate with Old English tæl, Old Saxon gital.

Pronunciation edit

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈtɑl/

Noun edit

tal n (genitive tals, plural tǫl)

  1. a talk, parley, conversation
    • Ólafs saga Helga 87, in 1830, Þ. Guðmundsson, C. C. Rafn, Þ. Helgason, Fornmanna sögur, Volume IV. Copenhagen, page 196:
      […] kom hún enn til konúngs, ok sátu þau jarl öll samt á tali, […]
      […] but she came to the king, and yet sat all the jarls in talks, […]
  2. speech, language
    • Stjórn 61, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 204:
      Sneri hann þa nafni Josephs ok kalladi hann heimsins hialpara upp aa Egiptalandz tal ok tungu.
      He turned then, speaking Joseph's name and calling him home for help in speech and tongue of Egyptian lands.
  3. a tale, number, enumeration
    • Barlaams Saga 137, in 1851, R. Keyser, C. R. Unger, Barlaams ok Josaphats saga. Christiania, page 133:
      Hon er oc i tale með oðrum himintunglum, […]
      She is in that number with other heavenly bodies, […]
  4. (especially in compounds) a tale, list, series
    • Gulaþings-lög 301, in 1846, E. Hertzberg, Norges gamle love indtil 1387, Volume I. Christiania, page 99:
      […] þa ſkolo fara a þing oc bioða ſic i tal með oðrom monnom.
      […] then shall go to the Thing and enter the lists with other men.

Declension edit

  Declension of tal (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tal talit tǫl tǫlin
accusative tal talit tǫl tǫlin
dative tali talinu tǫlum tǫlunum
genitive tals talsins tala talanna

Derived terms edit

Terms derived from tal

Related terms edit

  • tala (“talk, speech”)
  • tala (“to talk, speak”)
  • tali (“teller, counter”)

Descendants edit

  • Danish: tal n
  • Elfdalian: tal n
  • Faroese: tal n
  • Icelandic: tal n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tall n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tal n
  • Swedish: tal n (Old Swedish tal)

References edit

  • “tal”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tal in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
  • tal in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Pipil edit

Etymology edit

Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (“land”)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tāl (plural tālmet or tajtāl)

  1. land, ground
    Tiktukat ne shupanmil keman ne tal waktuk
    For the rainy season, we plant the corn when the ground has dried up
  2. earth, dirt, soil
    Tikwiwitat iwan tal pal tiktukat ka senkak
    We uproot it keeping some soil (on the roots) to plant it somewhere else
  3. terrain, field, region, country
    Ashan ne Nawat semaya munutza tik ini tal
    Now Nawat (Pipil) is only spoken in this country

Pochutec edit

Etymology edit

Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (“land”).

Noun edit

tal

  1. land

Polish edit

 
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Chemical element
Tl
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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal m inan

  1. thallium (chemical element, Tl, atomic number 81)

Declension edit

Declension of tal
singular
nominative tal
genitive talu
dative talowi
accusative tal
instrumental talem
locative talu
vocative talu

Further reading edit

  • tal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.

Pronunciation edit

 

Determiner edit

tal m or f (plural tais)

  1. such

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

tal m or f by sense (plural tais)

  1. one
    Percebi que ele era o tal. ― I realised he was the one.

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tal.

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French thalle.

Noun edit

tal n (plural taluri)

  1. thallus

Declension edit

Declension of tal
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) tal talul (niște) taluri talurile
genitive/dative (unui) tal talului (unor) taluri talurilor
vocative talule talurilor

Spanish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin tālis. Compare French tel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtal/ [ˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tal

Adjective edit

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tales)

  1. such
    No hay tal cosa como los monstruos.
    There's no such thing as monsters.

Pronoun edit

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tales)

  1. such
    Es la jefa, y es importante que la trates como tal.
    She's the boss, and it's important that you treat her as such.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal n

  1. (mathematics) number
    Hyponyms: naturligt tal, heltal, rationellt tal, reellt tal, komplext tal, hyperkomplext tal, superreellt tal, bråktal, blandat tal, kardinaltal, defekt tal, perfekt tal, primtal, sammansatt tal, vänskapliga tal, ymnigt tal, algebraiskt tal, transcendent tal
    reellt tal
    real number
  2. (school) An exercise involving calculations given to the pupil, especially at lower levels.
    Hur många tal fick ni i matteläxa idag?
    How many math exercises did you have as homework today?
  3. speech; the ability to use vocalizations to communicate
  4. speech; a long oral message given publicly
  5. (as a suffix) around (for round numbers)
    ett 30-tal demonstranter
    around 30 protesters
  6. (as a suffix, in the definite "talet") the specified decade, century, or (rarely) millennium
    åttiotalet / 80-talet
    the eighties
    nollnolltalet / 00-talet
    the 00s
    1890-talet
    the 1890s
    det sena 60-talet
    the late sixties
    artonhunradratalet / 1800-talet
    the nineteenth century

Declension edit

Declension of tal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tal talet tal talen
Genitive tals talets tals talens

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

See also edit

References edit

Anagrams edit

Tatar edit

Noun edit

tal

  1. willow

Tzotzil edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /tʰäl/

Verb edit

tal

  1. (intransitive) to come
    ¿Bu likemot tal?
    Where do you come from?
    (literally, “Where have you come?”)

Synonyms edit

  • (Zinacantán) yul

Derived terms edit

(Nouns)

References edit

Welsh edit

Etymology 1 edit

Early modern borrowing of English tall

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

tal (feminine singular tal, plural talion, equative taled, comparative talach, superlative talaf)

  1. tall
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Proto-Celtic *talos, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”). Compare Irish talamh, Latin tellūs, Sanskrit तल (tala).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal m (plural talau or taloedd)

  1. end, edge
  2. forehead, brow, eyebrow

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal m (plural taliadau)

  1. Alternative spelling of tâl (“pay, payment”)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tal dal nhal thal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tal n (plural tallen)

  1. number, amount
    Synonym: oantal
  2. (grammar) grammatical number

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “tal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yucatec Maya edit

Verb edit

tal (intransitive)

  1. Obsolete spelling of taal
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