tal
Amal
Noun
tal
- woman
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪al]
Noun
tal (plural taljo)
- pigeon
References
Sadaf Munshi (2015), “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project.
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan tal, from Latin tālem. Compare Occitan tal, French tel, Spanish tal.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtal/
Adjective
tal (masculine and feminine plural tals)
- such (like this, that)
- Synonym: semblant
Alternative forms
- aital (obsolete)
Derived terms
- com a tal
- i tal
- tal com
- tal dit tal fet
- tal faràs, tal trobaràs
- tal i tal
- talment
- tal qual
Adverb
tal
- like that, in that way
Derived terms
- per tal de
- per tal que
- tal com
Pronoun
tal
- anything, whatever
References
- “tal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “tal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cimbrian
Noun
tal n
- valley
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Coatepec Nahuatl
Pronoun
tal
- you
Crimean Tatar
Noun
tal
- willow
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number”), cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tall, Swedish tal, Dutch tal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal/, [ˈtˢal]
Noun
tal n (singular definite tallet, plural indefinite tal)
- number
- figure
- digit
- numeral
- (after a multiple of 100) Denoting a century.
- Han levede i 1800-tallet.
- He lived in the 19th century.
- Han levede i 1800-tallet.
Inflection
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tal | tallet | tal | tallene |
genitive | tals | tallets | tals | tallenes |
References
- “tal” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taːˀl/, [ˈtˢæˀl]
Verb
tal
- imperative of tale
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tal, from Old Dutch *tal, from Proto-West Germanic *tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑl
Determiner
tal
- (~ van) numerous, many, lots
- Je hebt tal van mogelijkheden - You have lots of possibilities
Noun
tal n (plural tallen)
- A number.
- A quantity.
Usage notes
Tal is almost never used to say 'number', getal and nummer are used instead.
Derived terms
- aantal
- jaartal
- overtal
- talloos
- talrijk
- tiental
- tweetal
- viertal
Anagrams
- alt, lat
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɛaːl/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːl
Noun
tal n (genitive singular tals, plural tøl)
- number
- (grammar) number
Declension
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
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese tal, from Latin talis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtal]
Pronoun
tal
- such
- Nunca tal vin ― I've never seen such [a thing]
Derived terms
- talmente
Adjective
tal m or f (plural tals)
- such
- Nunca tal cousa vin ― I've never seen such a thing
References
- “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.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
tal n (genitive singular tals, nominative plural töl)
- speech, talk, the act of talking
- a conversation
- count, number
- Mennirnir voru hundrað talsins.
- The men were a hundred all told.
- Mennirnir voru hundrað talsins.
Declension
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
- búktal
- vita ekki aura sinna tal (to wallow in money)
- taka engu tali (to be beyond description)
- berast í tal (to crop up in a conversation, to be mentioned)
- færa í tal (to bring something up)
- ná tali af (to get to talk to something)
- vera á tali (of a phone; to be engaged, to be busy)
- viðtal
- talsetja
- talsetning
Italian
Determiner
tal (apocopated)
- Apocopic form of tale
Mangas
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tāl/
Noun
tal
- sun
References
- Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
tal
- sour
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tal
- imperative of tale
Noun
tal n (definite singular talet, indefinite plural tal, definite plural tala or talene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tall
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse tal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʰɐ̞ːl], [tʰɐ̞ːɽ]
Noun
tal n (definite singular talet, indefinite plural tal, definite plural tala)
- number, numeral
Derived terms
- dødstal
- folketal
- romartal
- talrik
See also
- tall (Bokmål)
References
- “tal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dalą, whence also Old English dæl, Old Norse dalr.
Noun
tal n or m
- valley
Descendants
- Middle High German: tal
- Alemannic German: Tall
- German: Tal
- Hunsrik: Daal
- Luxembourgish: Dall
- Mòcheno: tol
- Pennsylvania German: Daal
- Yiddish: טאָל (tol)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *talą (“number, speech”). Cognate with Old English tæl, Old Saxon gital.
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈtɑl/
Noun
tal n (genitive tals, plural tǫl)
- 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, […]
- Ólafs saga Helga 87, in 1830, Þ. Guðmundsson, C. C. Rafn, Þ. Helgason, Fornmanna sögur, Volume IV. Copenhagen, page 196:
- 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.
- Stjórn 61, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 204:
- 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, […]
- Barlaams Saga 137, in 1851, R. Keyser, C. R. Unger, Barlaams ok Josaphats saga. Christiania, page 133:
- (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.
- Gulaþings-lög 301, in 1846, E. Hertzberg, Norges gamle love indtil 1387, Volume I. Christiania, page 99:
Declension
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
- talandi (“elocution”)
- talhlýðinn (“credulous”)
- talvíss (“wise in numbers”)
- talsverðr (“worth counting, considerable”)
Related terms
- tala (“talk, speech”)
- tala (“to talk, speak”)
- tali (“teller, counter”)
Descendants
- 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
- “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
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (“land”)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtaːl/
- (Izalco) IPA(key): /ˈtal/
- (Jicalapa) IPA(key): /ˈtaɬʲ/
Noun
tāl (plural tālmet or tajtāl)
- land, ground
- Tiktukat ne shupanmil keman ne tal waktuk
- For the rainy season, we plant the corn when the ground has dried up
- earth, dirt, soil
- Tikwiwitat iwan tal pal tiktukat ka senkak
- We uproot it keeping some soil (on the roots) to plant it somewhere else
- terrain, field, region, country
- Ashan ne Nawat semaya munutza tik ini tal
- Now Nawat (Pipil) is only spoken in this country
Polish
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Next: ołów (Pb) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tal
Noun
tal m inan
- thallium (chemical element, Tl, atomic number 81)
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | tal |
genitive | talu |
dative | talowi |
accusative | tal |
instrumental | talem |
locative | talu |
vocative | talu |
Further reading
- tal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtaw/ [ˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtal/ [ˈtaɫ]
- Homophone: tau (Brazil)
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: tal
Determiner
tal m or f (plural tais)
- such
Derived terms
- e tal
- que tal
Noun
tal m or f by sense (plural tais)
- one
- Percebi que ele era o tal. ― I realised he was the one.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tal.
Romanian
Etymology
From French thalle.
Noun
tal n (plural taluri)
- thallus
Declension
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
Alternative forms
- atal (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin tālis. Compare French tel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtal/ [ˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tal
Adjective
tal (plural tales)
- such
- No hay tal cosa como los monstruos.
- There's no such thing as monsters.
Derived terms
- como si tal cosa
- con tal de
- con tal que
- otro de tal
- qué tal
- tal como
- tal día como hoy
- talmente
- tal para cual
- tal vez
- tal y como
- y tal
Further reading
- “tal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “tal” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, primera edición, Real Academia Española, 2005.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
tal n
- (mathematics) number
- reellt tal
- real 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
- (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?
- speech; the ability to use vocalizations to communicate
- speech; a long oral message given publicly
- (as a suffix) around (for round numbers)
- ett 30-tal demonstranter
- about 30 protesters
Declension
Declension of tal | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tal | talet | tal | talen |
Genitive | tals | talets | tals | talens |
Derived terms
- avtal
- flyttal
- medeltal
- otal
- talande (tungomålstalande)
- talare
- talför
- talförmåga
- tungotal
Related terms
- tala
- tälja
Further reading
- tal in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- lat, lat.
Tatar
Noun
tal
- willow
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /tʰäl/
Verb
tal
- (intransitive) to come
- ¿Bu likemottal?
- Where do you come from?
- (literally, “Where have you come?”)
Synonyms
- (Zinacantán) yul
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- talel
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Welsh
Etymology 1
Early modern borrowing of English tall
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal/
Adjective
tal (feminine singular tal, plural talion, equative taled, comparative talach, superlative talaf)
- tall
Antonyms
- byr
Derived terms
- taldra
Etymology 2
Proto-Celtic *talos, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”). Compare Irish talamh, Latin tellūs, Sanskrit तल (tala).
Alternative forms
- tâl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taːl/
Noun
tal m (plural talau or taloedd)
- end, edge
- forehead, brow, eyebrow
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taːl/
Noun
tal m (plural taliadau)
- Alternative spelling of tâl (“pay, payment”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔl/
Noun
tal n (plural tallen)
- number, amount
- Synonym: oantal
- (grammar) grammatical number
Derived terms
- iental
- meartal
Further reading
- “tal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011