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Amal

Noun

tal

  1. 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

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Occitan tal, French tel, Spanish tal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tals)

  1. such (like this, that)
    Synonym: semblant

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Adverb

tal

  1. like that, in that way

Derived terms

Pronoun

tal

  1. anything, whatever

References

Cimbrian

Noun

tal n

  1. 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

  1. you

Crimean Tatar

Noun

tal

  1. willow

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number”), cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tall, Swedish tal, Dutch tal.

Pronunciation

Noun

tal n (singular definite tallet, plural indefinite tal)

  1. number
  2. figure
  3. digit
  4. numeral
  5. (after a multiple of 100) Denoting a century.
    Han levede i 1800-tallet.
    He lived in the 19th century.
Declension
Declension of tal
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tal tallet tal tallene
genitive tals tallets tals tallenes

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

tal

  1. 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

  1. (~ van) numerous, many, lots
    Je hebt tal van mogelijkheden - You have lots of possibilities

Noun

tal n (plural tallen)

  1. A number.
  2. A quantity.

Usage notes

Tal is almost never used to say 'number', getal and nummer are used instead.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Eastern Durango Nahuatl

Noun

tal

  1. land

Epigraphic Mayan

Verb

tal

  1. to come

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation

Noun

tal n (genitive singular tals, plural tøl)

  1. number
  2. (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-Portuguese tal, from Latin talis.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

tal

  1. such
    Nunca tal vin ― I've never seen such

Derived terms

Adjective

tal m or f (plural tales)

  1. 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.

Highland Puebla Nahuatl

Noun

tal

  1. land

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation

Noun

tal n (genitive singular tals, nominative plural töl)

  1. speech, talk, the act of talking
  2. a conversation
  3. count, number
    Mennirnir voru hundrað talsins.
    The men were a hundred all told.

Declension

declension of tal
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

Italian

Determiner

tal (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of tale

Maltese

Root
t-w-l
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَالَ (ṭāla).

Pronunciation

Verb

tal (imperfect jtul, past participle mitul)

  1. to become long, to become prolonged, to last
    Synonym: dam

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tal
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m talt talt tal talna taltu talu
f talet
imperfect m ntul ttul jtul ntulu ttulu jtulu
f ttul
imperative tul tulu

Mangas

Pronunciation

Noun

tal

  1. sun

References

  • Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Adjective

tal

  1. sour

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Verb

tal

  1. imperative of tale

Etymology 2

Noun

tal n (definite singular talet, indefinite plural tal, definite plural tala or talene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tall

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse tal.

Pronunciation

Noun

tal n (definite singular talet, indefinite plural tal, definite plural tala)

  1. number, numeral

Derived terms

See also

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tālu, from Proto-Germanic *tēlō (“deception, deceit, persecution”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to take aim, calculate, damage, count”). Cognate with Latin dolus (“deception, strategem, trap”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tāl f

  1. evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander
  2. (religious) blasphemy
  3. reproach
  4. scorn, derision, mocking

Declension

Declension of tal (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tāl tāla, tāle
accusative tāle tāla, tāle
genitive tāle tāla
dative tāle tālum

Derived terms

Related terms

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dalą, whence also Old English dæl, Old Norse dalr.

Noun

tal n or m

  1. valley

Descendants

  • Middle High German: tal

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)

  1. 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,
  2. 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.
  3. 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,
  4. (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.

Declension

  Declension of tal (strong a-stem)
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

Terms derived from tal

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

Noun

tāl (plural tālmet or tajtāl)

  1. land, ground
    Tiktukat ne shupanmil keman ne tal waktuk
    For the rainy season, we plant the corn when the ground has dried up
  2. earth, dirt, soil
    Tikwiwitat iwan tal pal tiktukat ka senkak
    We uproot it keeping some soil (on the roots) to plant it somewhere else
  3. terrain, field, region, country
    Ashan ne Nawat semaya munutza tik ini tal
    Now Nawat (Pipil) is only spoken in this country

Pochutec

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (“land”).

Noun

tal

  1. land

Polish

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Pronunciation

Noun

tal m inan

  1. thallium (chemical element, Tl, atomic number 81)

Declension

Declension of tal
singular
nominative tal
genitive talu
dative talowi
accusative tal
instrumental talem
locative talu
vocative talu

Further reading

  • tal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.

Pronunciation

 

Determiner

tal m or f (plural tais)

  1. such

Derived terms

Noun

tal m or f by sense (plural tais)

  1. one
    Percebi que ele era o tal. ― I realised he was the one.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tal.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French thalle.

Noun

tal n (plural taluri)

  1. thallus

Declension

Declension of tal
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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tālis. Compare French tel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tal

Adjective

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tales)

  1. such
    No hay tal cosa como los monstruos.
    There's no such thing as monsters.

Pronoun

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tales)

  1. such
    Es la jefa, y es importante que la trates como tal.
    She's the boss, and it's important that you treat her as such.

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.

Pronunciation

Noun

tal n

  1. (mathematics) 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
    reellt tal
    real number
  2. (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?
  3. speech; the ability to use vocalizations to communicate
  4. speech; a long oral message given publicly
  5. (as a suffix) around (for round numbers)
    ett 30-tal demonstranter
    around 30 protesters
  6. (as a suffix, in the definite "talet") the specified decade, century, or (rarely) millennium
    åttiotalet / 80-talet
    the eighties
    nollnolltalet / 00-talet
    the 00s
    1890-talet
    the 1890s
    det sena 60-talet
    the late sixties
    artonhunradratalet / 1800-talet
    the nineteenth century

Declension

Declension of tal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tal talet tal talen
Genitive tals talets tals talens

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

Anagrams

Tatar

Noun

tal

  1. willow

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

  • (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /tʰäl/

Verb

tal

  1. (intransitive) to come
    ¿Bu likemot tal?
    Where do you come from?
    (literally, “Where have you come?”)

Synonyms

  • (Zinacantán) yul

Derived terms

(Nouns)

References

Welsh

Etymology 1

Early modern borrowing of English tall

Pronunciation

Adjective

tal (feminine singular tal, plural talion, equative taled, comparative talach, superlative talaf)

  1. tall
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proto-Celtic *talos, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”). Compare Irish talamh, Latin tellūs, Sanskrit तल (tala).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

tal m (plural talau or taloedd)

  1. end, edge
  2. forehead, brow, eyebrow

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

tal m (plural taliadau)

  1. Alternative spelling of tâl (“pay, payment”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

Noun

tal n (plural tallen)

  1. number, amount
    Synonym: oantal
  2. (grammar) grammatical number

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yucatec Maya

Verb

tal (intransitive)

  1. Obsolete spelling of taal
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