talla

See also: tallá, tallà, tällä, t-alla, and tållå

English

Noun

talla (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of tella (“African beer”).

Anagrams

• Allat, at all, atall

Albanian

Noun

talla

1. inflection of tallë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈta.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈta.ʎa]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tallar. Compare French taille.

Noun

talla f (plural talles)

1. (clothing) size

Etymology 2

Verb

talla

1. inflection of tallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “talla”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “talla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “talla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish está allá (“is over there”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taˈʎa/ [ta.ˈʎa]

• Hyphenation: ta‧lla

Adverb

tallá

1. (locative) over there; yonder

   Coordinate terms: taqui, talli

See also

• alla
• alli
• aqui

Estonian

Noun

talla

1. genitive singular of tald

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tal‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): tal‧la

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *talla, probably from the same root as tallata, with a possible secondary Germanic origin (akin to that of talla, etymology 2).

Noun

talla

1. sole (bottom or lower part of anything on which it rests)
2. runner (smooth strip on which a sledge runs)
3. (slang) gas pedal, acceleration pedal, accelerator, throttle (pedal)

   Talla pohjaan!

   Floor it!

Declension

Inflection of talla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		talla	tallat
genitive		tallan	tallojen
partitive		tallaa	talloja
illative		tallaan	talloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		talla	tallat
accusative	nom.	talla	tallat
	gen.	tallan
genitive		tallan	tallojen tallain rare
partitive		tallaa	talloja
inessive		tallassa	talloissa
elative		tallasta	talloista
illative		tallaan	talloihin
adessive		tallalla	talloilla
ablative		tallalta	talloilta
allative		tallalle	talloille
essive		tallana	talloina
translative		tallaksi	talloiksi
abessive		tallatta	talloitta
instructive		—	talloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of talla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tallani tallani accusative nom. tallani tallani gen. tallani genitive tallani tallojeni tallaini rare partitive tallaani tallojani inessive tallassani talloissani elative tallastani talloistani illative tallaani talloihini adessive tallallani talloillani ablative tallaltani talloiltani allative tallalleni talloilleni essive tallanani talloinani translative tallakseni talloikseni abessive tallattani talloittani instructive — — comitative — talloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tallasi tallasi accusative nom. tallasi tallasi gen. tallasi genitive tallasi tallojesi tallaisi rare partitive tallaasi tallojasi inessive tallassasi talloissasi elative tallastasi talloistasi illative tallaasi talloihisi adessive tallallasi talloillasi ablative tallaltasi talloiltasi allative tallallesi talloillesi essive tallanasi talloinasi translative tallaksesi talloiksesi abessive tallattasi talloittasi instructive — — comitative — talloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tallamme tallamme accusative nom. tallamme tallamme gen. tallamme genitive tallamme tallojemme tallaimme rare partitive tallaamme tallojamme inessive tallassamme talloissamme elative tallastamme talloistamme illative tallaamme talloihimme adessive tallallamme talloillamme ablative tallaltamme talloiltamme allative tallallemme talloillemme essive tallanamme talloinamme translative tallaksemme talloiksemme abessive tallattamme talloittamme instructive — — comitative — talloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tallanne tallanne accusative nom. tallanne tallanne gen. tallanne genitive tallanne tallojenne tallainne rare partitive tallaanne tallojanne inessive tallassanne talloissanne elative tallastanne talloistanne illative tallaanne talloihinne adessive tallallanne talloillanne ablative tallaltanne talloiltanne allative tallallenne talloillenne essive tallananne talloinanne translative tallaksenne talloiksenne abessive tallattanne talloittanne instructive — — comitative — talloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tallansa tallansa accusative nom. tallansa tallansa gen. tallansa genitive tallansa tallojensa tallainsa rare partitive tallaansa tallojaan tallojansa inessive tallassaan tallassansa talloissaan talloissansa elative tallastaan tallastansa talloistaan talloistansa illative tallaansa talloihinsa adessive tallallaan tallallansa talloillaan talloillansa ablative tallaltaan tallaltansa talloiltaan talloiltansa allative tallalleen tallallensa talloilleen talloillensa essive tallanaan tallanansa talloinaan talloinansa translative tallakseen tallaksensa talloikseen talloiksensa abessive tallattaan tallattansa talloittaan talloittansa instructive — — comitative — talloineen talloinensa

Synonyms

• (gas pedal): kaasupoljin

Derived terms

• tallukas
• tallus

Further reading

• “2. talla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish stall.

Noun

talla

1. (music) bridge (piece on a stringed instrument that supports the strings)

Declension

Inflection of talla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		talla	tallat
genitive		tallan	tallojen
partitive		tallaa	talloja
illative		tallaan	talloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		talla	tallat
accusative	nom.	talla	tallat
	gen.	tallan
genitive		tallan	tallojen tallain rare
partitive		tallaa	talloja
inessive		tallassa	talloissa
elative		tallasta	talloista
illative		tallaan	talloihin
adessive		tallalla	talloilla
ablative		tallalta	talloilta
allative		tallalle	talloille
essive		tallana	talloina
translative		tallaksi	talloiksi
abessive		tallatta	talloitta
instructive		—	talloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of talla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tallani tallani accusative nom. tallani tallani gen. tallani genitive tallani tallojeni tallaini rare partitive tallaani tallojani inessive tallassani talloissani elative tallastani talloistani illative tallaani talloihini adessive tallallani talloillani ablative tallaltani talloiltani allative tallalleni talloilleni essive tallanani talloinani translative tallakseni talloikseni abessive tallattani talloittani instructive — — comitative — talloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tallasi tallasi accusative nom. tallasi tallasi gen. tallasi genitive tallasi tallojesi tallaisi rare partitive tallaasi tallojasi inessive tallassasi talloissasi elative tallastasi talloistasi illative tallaasi talloihisi adessive tallallasi talloillasi ablative tallaltasi talloiltasi allative tallallesi talloillesi essive tallanasi talloinasi translative tallaksesi talloiksesi abessive tallattasi talloittasi instructive — — comitative — talloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tallamme tallamme accusative nom. tallamme tallamme gen. tallamme genitive tallamme tallojemme tallaimme rare partitive tallaamme tallojamme inessive tallassamme talloissamme elative tallastamme talloistamme illative tallaamme talloihimme adessive tallallamme talloillamme ablative tallaltamme talloiltamme allative tallallemme talloillemme essive tallanamme talloinamme translative tallaksemme talloiksemme abessive tallattamme talloittamme instructive — — comitative — talloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tallanne tallanne accusative nom. tallanne tallanne gen. tallanne genitive tallanne tallojenne tallainne rare partitive tallaanne tallojanne inessive tallassanne talloissanne elative tallastanne talloistanne illative tallaanne talloihinne adessive tallallanne talloillanne ablative tallaltanne talloiltanne allative tallallenne talloillenne essive tallananne talloinanne translative tallaksenne talloiksenne abessive tallattanne talloittanne instructive — — comitative — talloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tallansa tallansa accusative nom. tallansa tallansa gen. tallansa genitive tallansa tallojensa tallainsa rare partitive tallaansa tallojaan tallojansa inessive tallassaan tallassansa talloissaan talloissansa elative tallastaan tallastansa talloistaan talloistansa illative tallaansa talloihinsa adessive tallallaan tallallansa talloillaan talloillansa ablative tallaltaan tallaltansa talloiltaan talloiltansa allative tallalleen tallallensa talloilleen talloillensa essive tallanaan tallanansa talloinaan talloinansa translative tallakseen tallaksensa talloikseen talloiksensa abessive tallattaan tallattansa talloittaan talloittansa instructive — — comitative — talloineen talloinensa

Synonyms

• kielisilta

Derived terms

compounds

• tallapala

See also

• talli

Further reading

• “1. talla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese talla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Back-formation from tallar. Compare Portuguese talha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɟa/ [ˈt̪a̠.ɟɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɟa
• Hyphenation: ta‧lla

Noun

talla f (plural tallas)

1. carving, make, cut
2. carving, sculpture

   Synonym: escultura

3. notch
4. height, stature

   Synonyms: altura, estatura

5. size
6. first cut practiced to a tree when cutting down it
7. notched wood strip used to codify debts or obligations
8. ditch

   Synonym: birta

9. (archaic) tax

   Synonyms: imposto, taxa

Verb

talla

1. inflection of tallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Related terms

• tallar
• tallo

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “talla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “talla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “talla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “talla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “talla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tàl.là/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tàl.lə̀]

Noun

tàllà m (plural tàllàce-tàllàce, possessed form tàllàn)

1. Hawking goods for sale.
2. advertising

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *talla. Cognates include Finnish talla and Estonian tald.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlːɑ/, [ˈtɑɫː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlːɑ/, [ˈtɑɫːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlː, -ɑlːɑ
• Hyphenation: tal‧la

Noun

talla

1. insole

Declension

Declension of talla (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	talla	tallat
genitive	tallan	talloin
partitive	tallaa	talloja
illative	tallaa	talloi
inessive	tallaas	tallois
elative	tallast	talloist
allative	tallalle	talloille
adessive	tallaal	talloil
ablative	tallalt	talloilt
translative	tallaks	talloiks
essive	tallanna, tallaan	talloinna, talloin
exessive1)	tallant	talloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• (diminutive) tallukkain

• olkitalla

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 570

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂l- (“to grow; young animal”), like Latin talea (“scion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtal.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtal.la]

Noun

talla f (genitive tallae); first declension

1. a peel or coat of an onion

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	talla	tallae
genitive	tallae	tallārum
dative	tallae	tallīs
accusative	tallam	tallās
ablative	tallā	tallīs
vocative	talla	tallae

References

• “talla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "talla", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

talla n

1. definite plural of tall

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• talle (e-infinitive)
• tælle (Austfjord)

Etymology

From talle m (“muck”), itself from tad n (“manure, dung”). Compare Swedish talla sig (“to clump together”).

Verb

talla (present tense tallar, past tense talla, past participle talla, passive infinitive tallast, present participle tallande, imperative talla/tall)

1. to walk in place; to trample or tread, often to flatten a surface or heap of muck or soil
2. (dialectal) to stroll, usually whilst stamping
3. (dialectal) to cover in muck

Derived terms

• tallaveg

References

• “talla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “450012”, in Norsk Ordbok: Ordbok over det Norske Folkemålet og det Nynorske Skriftmålet (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 1950–2016, →ISBN.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰal̪ˠə/

Noun

talla m (genitive singular tallachan, nominative plural tallaichean)

1. hall
2. rock

Derived terms

• talla mòr (“great hall”)
• talla-cluiche

Mutation

Mutation of talla

radical	lenition
talla	thalla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʝa/ [ˈt̪a.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʝa/ [ˈt̪a.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʎa/ [ˈt̪a.ʎa] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʃa/ [ˈt̪a.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʒa/ [ˈt̪a.ʒa] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaja/ [ˈt̪a.ja] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

 

• Rhymes: -aʝa

• Rhymes: -aʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• Rhymes: -aʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -aʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• Rhymes: -aja (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: ta‧lla

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French taille, with some senses taken from Catalan talla or Italian taglia.

Noun

talla f (plural tallas)

1. size

   Synonyms: tamaño, porte

2. clothing size
3. height

   Synonym: altura

4. carving

   Synonym: escultura

5. (Chile, colloquial) joke

   Synonyms: broma, chiste

Derived terms

• dar la talla
• tallaje

Related terms

• tallar

Etymology 2

Verb

talla

1. inflection of tallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “talla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology 1

Attested since 1961. Probably derived from talla (see below), a variation of tulla (“to (unlawfully) take a smaller amount of something that should be saved”), originally “to take a toll”.

Verb

talla (present tallar, preterite tallade, supine tallat, imperative talla)

1. (colloquial) to (lightly) touch (something that ought not to be touched)

   Sluta talla på fönsterrutan! Det blir fingeravtryck.

   Stop touching the window pane! It'll leave fingerprints.

2. (colloquial, Stockholm slang) to grope (touch sexually), usually against someone's will

   Synonyms: kladda, tafsa, (molest) antasta

Conjugation

Conjugation of talla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	talla		tallas
supine	tallat		tallats
imperative	talla		—
imper. plural1	tallen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tallar	tallade	tallas	tallades
ind. plural1	talla	tallade	tallas	tallades
subjunctive2	talle	tallade	talles	tallades
present participle		tallande
past participle		tallad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Verb

talla (present tallar, preterite tallade, supine tallat, imperative talla)

1. (colloquial) alternative form of tulla; to (unlawfully) take a smaller amount of something that should be saved

Conjugation

Conjugation of talla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	talla		tallas
supine	tallat		tallats
imperative	talla		—
imper. plural1	tallen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tallar	tallade	tallas	tallades
ind. plural1	talla	tallade	tallas	tallades
subjunctive2	talle	tallade	talles	tallades
present participle		tallande
past participle		tallad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “talla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)