tal

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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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtal]

Adjective

tal m or f (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
tal qual
talment

Adverb

tal

like that, in that way

Derived terms

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, 2024
“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.

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

Pronoun

tal

you

Noun

tal

willow

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.

Declension

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neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tal	tallet	tal	tallene
genitive	tals	tallets	tals	tallenes

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Declension of tal

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

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

Anagrams

alt, lat

Noun

tal

land

Verb

tal

to come

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

More information Declension of, singular ...

Declension of tal
n5	singular		plural
n5	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tal	talið	tøl	tølini
accusative	tal	talið	tøl	tølini
dative	tali	talinum	tølum	tølunum
genitive	tals	talsins	tala	talanna

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Etymology

From Old Galician-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 tales)

such
Nunca tal cousa vin ― I've never seen such a thing

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Noun

tal

land

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.

Declension

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	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

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Declension of tal (neuter)

Determiner

tal (apocopated)

Apocopic form of tale

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Root
t-w-l
9 terms

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Etymology

From Arabic طَالَ (ṭāla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaːl/

Verb

tal (imperfect jtul, past participle mitul, verbal noun tul)

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

Conjugation

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

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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.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -al

Adjective

tal

sour

Etymology 1

Verb

tal

imperative of tale

Etymology 2

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 Wikipedia has an article on:

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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

References

“tal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

IPA^(key): /tɑːl/

Noun

tāl f

evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander
(religious) blasphemy
reproach
scorn, derision, mocking

Declension

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Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tāl	tāla, tāle
accusative	tāle	tāla, tāle
genitive	tāle	tāla
dative	tāle	tālum

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Declension of tāl (strong ō-stem)

Derived terms

tǣlan

Related terms

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)

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, […]
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.
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, […]
(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

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neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tal	talit	tǫl	tǫlin
accusative	tal	talit	tǫl	tǫlin
dative	tali	talinu	tǫlum	tǫlunum
genitive	tals	talsins	tala	talanna

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Declension of tal (strong a-stem)

Derived terms

Terms derived from tal

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.

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

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (“land”).

Noun

tal

land

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

tal

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Chemical element
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtal/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: tal

Noun

tal m inan

thallium (chemical element, Tl, atomic number 81)

Declension

More information singular, nominative ...

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

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Etymology

From Old Galician-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]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.li/

Homophone: tau (Brazil)
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: tal

Determiner

tal m or f (plural tais)

such

Derived terms

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French thalle.

Noun

tal n (plural taluri)

thallus

Declension

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	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

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Declension of tal

Alternative forms

atal (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tālis. Compare French tel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtal/ [ˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: tal

Adjective

tal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tales)

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)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

tal n

(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
(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
around 30 protesters
(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

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		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tal	tals
singular	definite	talet	talets
plural	indefinite	tal	tals
plural	definite	talen	talens

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Derived terms

Related terms

tala
tälja

References

Anagrams

lat, lat.

Noun

tal

willow

Pronunciation

(Zinacantán) IPA^(key): /tʰäl/

Verb

tal

(intransitive) to come
¿Bu lik em ot tal?
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.

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taːl/

Noun

tal m (plural talau or taloedd)

end, edge
forehead, brow, eyebrow

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taːl/

Noun

tal m (plural taliadau)

Alternative spelling of tâl (“pay, payment”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of *tal*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tal	dal	nhal	thal

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Etymology

Probably ultimately related to taal (“language”), which see. Cognate with Dutch tal, English tale, German Zahl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔl/

Noun

tal n (plural tallen)

number, amount
Synonym: oantal
(grammar) grammatical number

Derived terms

Verb

tal (intransitive)

Obsolete spelling of taal.