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Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch talie, from Italian taglia.
Pronunciation
Noun
таль • (talʹ) m inan (genitive та́ля, nominative plural та́ли, genitive plural та́лей)
- chain hoist, chain block, pulley block, hoisting tackle, block and tackle
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old East Slavic таль (talĭ, “hostage”), from Proto-Slavic *talь. Cognate with Ukrainian таль (talʹ), Serbo-Croatian талац (“hostage”), Slovene talec.
Pronunciation
Noun
таль • (talʹ) m anim (genitive та́ля, nominative plural та́ли, genitive plural та́лей)
- hostage
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “таль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress