talent
English edit
Etymology edit
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 figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtælənt/
- (UK, also) IPA(key): /ˈtalənt/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ælənt
- Hyphenation: tal‧ent
Noun edit
talent (plural talents)
- A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15th c.]
- 1936 Feb. 15, Ernest Hemingway, letter to Maxwell Perkins:
- He has a real talent for drawing.
- (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.
- (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
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- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:skill
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Further reading edit
- “talent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “talent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
talent m (plural talents)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “talent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech edit
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Noun edit
talent m inan
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Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
Inflection edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | talent | talentet | talenter | talenterne |
genitive | talents | talentets | talenters | talenternes |
See also edit
- talent on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (unit of weight and money)
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | talent | talenten | talenter | talenterne |
genitive | talents | talentens | talenters | talenternes |
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)
- talent (gift, quality, capability)
- (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: talent
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
talent m (plural talents)
- (historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)
- a talent, a gift, a knack
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “talent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French talent and Old English talente, both from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
talent (plural talentes or talens)
- A talent (ancient unit of money or weight)
- Will, inclination, or desire.
- A base inclination or urge (especially lustful or for food)
- An emotion or feeling (especially positive or affectionate)
- A purpose; a plan or idea serving one.
- (rare) Capacity, character, or nature.
- (rare) A talent (ability, skill).
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “talent, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin talentum.
Noun edit
talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene)
- (a) talent
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “talent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin talentum.
Noun edit
talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta)
- (a) talent
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “talent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Noun edit
talent oblique singular, m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-
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Noun edit
talent m inan (diminutive talencik)
- talent, gift
- Antonym: antytalent
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talent m animal
- (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money)
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talent m pers (diminutive talencik)
- (metonymically) talented person
- Antonym: antytalent
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Audio: (file)
Noun edit
talent n (plural talente)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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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-Croatian edit
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Noun edit
tàlent m (Cyrillic spelling та̀лент)
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Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
- talen (colloquial)
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛnt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːlɛnt/, /ˈtalɛnt/
- Rhymes: -alɛnt
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
talent
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
talent m or f (plural talentau or talenti or talennau or talents)
Derived terms edit
- talentog (“talented”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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 reading edit
- 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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