Tales

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See also: tales, talés, tåles, and tałes

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːləs/,
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Noun

Tales

  1. genitive singular of Tal

Usage notes

The standard genitive singular in spoken and present-day written language is Tals. The form Tales carries a connotation of old-fashioned or poetic style.

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θαλῆς (Thalês).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tales m pers

  1. (philosophy) Thales

Declension

Further reading

  • Tales in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Tales, el padre de la antigua filosofía griega (c. 624-546 B.C.)

Proper noun

Tales m

  1. Thales (philosopher)

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