talion
English
Etymology
From Middle French talion, from Latin talis (“such”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtalɪən/
Noun
talion (uncountable)
- Retaliation; retribution.
- 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:
- Simple talion may be fine for wartime, but politics between wars demands symmetry and a more elegant idea of justice, even to the point of masquerading, a bit decadently, as mercy.
- 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:
Anagrams
- Latino, Latino-, Natoli, NoLIta, latino, lation
Esperanto
Noun
talion
- accusative singular of talio
French
Etymology
From Middle French talion, borrowed from Latin talio, from talis (“such”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ljɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
talion m (uncountable)
- retaliation
- (law) a punishment equal to the injury sustained
Further reading
- “talion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
First known attestation in 1395[1], borrowed from Latin tāliō.
Noun
talion f (plural talions)
- punishment consisting of the offender having done to him or her what he or she has done to the victim
Descendants
- → English: talion
- French: talion
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (talion, supplement)
- Etymology and history of “talion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French talion.
Noun
talion n (uncountable)
- talion, retaliation
Declension
declension of talion (singular only)
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) talion | talionul |
genitive/dative | (unui) talion | talionului |
vocative | talionule |