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talent

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtælənt/
  • (UK, also) IPA(key): /ˈtalənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ælənt
  • Hyphenation: tal‧ent

Noun

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talent (plural talents)

  1. A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15th c.]
    He has a real talent for drawing.
  2. (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places. [from 9th c.]
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew XXV:14-15:
      For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
  3. (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something. [14th–16th c.]
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter XX, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:
      But my hede said sir Palomydes I wille not ryde these thre dayes / […] / Truly said sir Lamorak / and I wille abyde here with you / And whan ye ryde / thenne wille I ryde / […] / therfor I pray you syr Dynadan abyde and ryde with vs / Feythfully said Dynadan I wylle not abyde for I haue suche a talent to see sir Tristram that I may not abyde longe from hym
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  4. (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]
    The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
  5. (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20th c.]
    Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs.
    • 2011, Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life!, page 179:
      I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.

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Translations

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).

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Noun

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talent m (plural talents)

  1. talent (Greek money)
  2. talent (skill)

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Noun

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talent f (plural talents)

  1. appetite, hunger
    Synonym: gana

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin talentum.

Noun

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talent m inan

  1. talent (unit of weight)
  2. talent (actual or potential ability)
    Synonym: nadání n

Declension

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Declension of talent (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talentu talentů
dative talentu talentům
accusative talent talenty
vocative talente talenty
locative talentu talentech
instrumental talentem talenty
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Further reading

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  • “talent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “talent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “talent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Talent (“talent”), from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥]

Noun

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talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)

  1. talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
Inflection
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Declension of talent
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative talent talentet talenter talenterne
genitive talents talentets talenters talenternes
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Etymology 2

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From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥]

Noun

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talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)

  1. talent (unit of weight and money)
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Declension of talent
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative talent talenten talenter talenterne
genitive talents talentens talenters talenternes

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch talent, from Old French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “a particular weight, balance”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-.

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talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)

  1. talent (gift, quality, capability)
  2. (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: talent

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

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talent m (plural talents)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)
  2. a talent, a gift, a knack

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French talent and Old English talente, both from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˈlɛnt/, /ˈtalɛnt/

Noun

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talent (plural talentes or talens)

  1. A talent (ancient unit of money or weight)
  2. Will, inclination, or desire.
  3. A base inclination or urge (especially lustful or for food)
  4. An emotion or feeling (especially positive or affectionate)
  5. A purpose; a plan or idea serving one.
  6. (rare) Capacity, character, or nature.
  7. (rare) A talent (ability, skill).
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin talentum.

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talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene)

  1. (a) talent

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin talentum.

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talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta)

  1. (a) talent

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

Noun

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talent oblique singular, m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent)

  1. desire; wish (to do something)

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-

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Noun

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talent m inan (diminutive talencik)

  1. talent, gift
    Antonym: antytalent

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Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talentu talentów
dative talentowi talentom
accusative talent talenty
instrumental talentem talentami
locative talencie talentach
vocative talencie talenty

Noun

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talent m animal

  1. (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money)

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Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talenta talentów
dative talentowi talentom
accusative talenta talenty
instrumental talentem talentami
locative talencie talentach
vocative talencie talenty

Noun

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talent m pers (diminutive talencik)

  1. (metonymically) talented person
    Antonym: antytalent

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Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative talent talenty
genitive talenta talentów
dative talentowi talentom
accusative talenta talenty
instrumental talentem talentami
locative talencie talentach
vocative talencie talenty

Derived terms

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adjective
noun

Further reading

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  • talent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • talent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French talent.

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Noun

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talent n (plural talente)

  1. talent

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Declension of talent
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) talent talentul (niște) talente talentele
genitive/dative (unui) talent talentului (unor) talente talentelor
vocative talentule talentelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin talentum.

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  • IPA(key): /tǎlent/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧lent

Noun

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tàlent m (Cyrillic spelling та̀лент)

  1. (Croatia) talent

Declension

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Declension of talent
singular plural
nominative tàlent talenti
genitive tàlēnta tàlnātā
dative talentu talentima
accusative talent talente
vocative talente talenti
locative talentu talentima
instrumental talentom talentima

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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talu +‎ -ent

Verb

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talent

  1. (literary) third-person plural imperfect/conditional of talu

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin talentum.

Noun

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talent m or f (plural talentau or talenti or talennau or talents)

  1. ability, aptitude
  2. talent (“coin”)
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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
talent dalent nhalent thalent
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “talent”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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