tal

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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]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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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]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Chemical element
Tl
Previous: rtęć (Hg)
Next: ołów (Pb)

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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