tall

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, excellent, good, valiant, bold, great”), from Old English *tæl, ġetæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”). Cognate with Scots tal (“high, lofty, tall”), Old Frisian tel (“swift”), Old Saxon gital (“quick”), Old High German gizal (“active, agile”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌻𐍃 (untals, “indocile, disobedient”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

tall (comparative taller, superlative tallest)

  1. (obsolete) obsequious; obedient
  2. (obsolete) seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome
  3. (obsolete) bold; brave; courageous; valiant
  4. (archaic) fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent; being of more than average height
  5. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall
  6. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high
  7. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale
  8. (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces

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Terms derived from tall

Translations [edit]

of a person
of a building
of a story
of a cup of coffee
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Albanian [edit]

Verb [edit]

tall

  1. to laugh at
  2. to mock

Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin talea

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

tall m (plural talls)

  1. cut

Estonian [edit]

Noun [edit]

tall (genitive talle, partitive talle)

  1. lamb

Declension [edit]

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Norwegian [edit]

Noun [edit]

tall

  1. number (abstract entity)


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Old Irish [edit]

Adverb [edit]

tall

  1. there
    Is bec ndi dechur fil etarru siu ⁊ tall. – "There is little difference between them here and there."
  2. then
    amal du·ratsat sacaird tall bendachta forsin popul – "as the priests had blessed the people then"

Descendants [edit]

Determiner [edit]

tall

  1. that (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article)
    a tadall tall – "that visit"

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Swedish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

tall c

  1. pine, Scots Pine tree, Pinus sylvestris

Declension [edit]

Declension of tall
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tall tallen tallar tallarna
genitive talls tallens tallars tallarnas

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