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talent

See also: Talent

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later senses from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtælənt/
  • (UK, also) IPA(key): /ˈtalənt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ælənt
  • Hyphenation: tal‧ent

NounEdit

talent (plural talents)

  1. A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15th c.]
    He has a real talent for drawing.
  2. (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places. [from 9th c.]
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew XXV:14-15:
      For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
  3. (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something. [14th–16th c.]
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter XX, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:
      But my hede said sir Palomydes I wille not ryde these thre dayes / […] / Truly said sir Lamorak / and I wille abyde here with you / And whan ye ryde / thenne wille I ryde / […] / therfor I pray you syr Dynadan abyde and ryde with vs / Feythfully said Dynadan I wylle not abyde for I haue suche a talent to see sir Tristram that I may not abyde longe from hym
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  4. (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]
    The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
  5. (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20th c.]
    Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs.
    • 2011, Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life!, page 179:
      I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

talent m (plural talents)

  1. talent (Greek money)
  2. talent (skill)
  3. hunger
    Synonym: gana

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CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin talentum.

NounEdit

talent m

  1. talent (unit of weight)
  2. talent (actual or potential ability)
    Synonym: nadání n

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • talent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • talent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from German Talent (“talent”), from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥]

NounEdit

talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)

  1. talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
InflectionEdit
Declension of talent
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative talent talentet talenter talenterne
genitive talents talentets talenters talenternes
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥]

NounEdit

talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)

  1. talent (unit of weight and money)
InflectionEdit
Declension of talent
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative talent talenten talenter talenterne
genitive talents talentens talenters talenternes

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch talent, from Old French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “a particular weight, balance”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)

  1. talent (gift, quality, capability)
  2. (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)

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DescendantsEdit

  • Afrikaans: talent

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

talent m (plural talents)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)
  2. a talent, a gift, a knack

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Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French talent and Old English talente, both from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /taˈlɛnt/, /ˈtalɛnt/

NounEdit

talent (plural talentes or talens)

  1. A talent (ancient unit of money or weight)
  2. Will, inclination, or desire.
  3. A base inclination or urge (especially lustful or for food)
  4. An emotion or feeling (especially positive or affectionate)
  5. A purpose; a plan or idea serving one.
  6. (rare) Capacity, character, or nature.
  7. (rare) A talent (ability, skill).

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin talentum.

NounEdit

talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene)

  1. (a) talent

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Medieval Latin talentum.

NounEdit

talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta)

  1. (a) talent

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Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

NounEdit

talent m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent)

  1. desire; wish (to do something)

DescendantsEdit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

talent m inan (diminutive talencik)

  1. talent, gift
    Antonym: antytalent

DeclensionEdit

Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talentu talentów
dative talentowi talentom
accusative talent talenty
instrumental talentem talentami
locative talencie talentach
vocative talencie talenty

NounEdit

talent m anim

  1. (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talenta talentów
dative talentowi talentom
accusative talenta talenty
instrumental talentem talentami
locative talencie talentach
vocative talencie talenty

NounEdit

talent m pers (diminutive talencik)

  1. (metonymically) talented person
    Antonym: antytalent

DeclensionEdit

Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talenta talentów
dative talentowi talentom
accusative talenta talenty
instrumental talentem talentami
locative talencie talentach
vocative talencie talenty

Derived termsEdit

adjective
noun

Further readingEdit

  • talent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • talent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French talent.

NounEdit

talent n (plural talente)

  1. talent

DeclensionEdit

Declension of talent
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) talent talentul (niște) talente talentele
genitive/dative (unui) talent talentului (unor) talente talentelor
vocative talentule talentelor

Serbo-CroatianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin talentum.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tǎlent/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧lent

NounEdit

tàlent m (Cyrillic spelling та̀лент)

  1. (Croatia) talent

DeclensionEdit

Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative tàlent talenti
genitive tàlēnta tàlnātā
dative talentu talentima
accusative talent talente
vocative talente talenti
locative talentu talentima
instrumental talentom talentima

WelshEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

talu +‎ -ent

VerbEdit

talent

  1. (literary) third-person plural imperfect/conditional of talu

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Latin talentum.

NounEdit

talent m or f (plural talentau or talenti or talennau or talents)

  1. ability, aptitude
  2. talent (“coin”)
Derived termsEdit

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
talent dalent nhalent thalent
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further readingEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “talent”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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