talent
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtælənt/
- (UK, also) IPA(key): /ˈtalənt/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ælənt
- Hyphenation: tal‧ent
Noun
edittalent (plural talents)
- A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15th c.]
- 1936 Feb. 15, Ernest Hemingway, letter to Maxwell Perkins:
- He has a real talent for drawing.
- (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.
- (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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- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:skill
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Further reading
edit- “talent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “talent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalent m (plural talents)
Derived terms
editNoun
edittalent f (plural talents)
Further reading
edit- “talent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
editEtymology
editNoun
edittalent m inan
Declension
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
editDanish
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
edittalent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
Inflection
editneuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | talent | talentet | talenter | talenterne |
genitive | talents | talentets | talenters | talenternes |
See also
edit- talent on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (unit of weight and money)
Inflection
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | talent | talenten | talenter | talenterne |
genitive | talents | talentens | talenters | talenternes |
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom 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-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)
- talent (gift, quality, capability)
- (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: talent
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalent m (plural talents)
- (historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)
- a talent, a gift, a knack
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “talent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French talent and Old English talente, both from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalent (plural talentes or talens)
- A talent (ancient unit of money or weight)
- Will, inclination, or desire.
- A base inclination or urge (especially lustful or for food)
- An emotion or feeling (especially positive or affectionate)
- A purpose; a plan or idea serving one.
- (rare) Capacity, character, or nature.
- (rare) A talent (ability, skill).
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “talent, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin talentum.
Noun
edittalent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene)
- (a) talent
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “talent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin talentum.
Noun
edittalent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta)
- (a) talent
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “talent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
edittalent oblique singular, m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent)
Descendants
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalent m inan (diminutive talencik)
- talent, gift
- Antonym: antytalent
Declension
editNoun
edittalent m animal
- (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money)
Declension
editNoun
edittalent m pers (diminutive talencik)
- (metonymically) talented person
- Antonym: antytalent
Declension
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
edittalent n (plural talente)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||
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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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittàlent m (Cyrillic spelling та̀лент)
Declension
editWelsh
editAlternative forms
edit- talen (colloquial)
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛnt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːlɛnt/, /ˈtalɛnt/
- Rhymes: -alɛnt
Etymology 1
editVerb
edittalent
Etymology 2
editNoun
edittalent m or f (plural talentau or talenti or talennau or talents)
Derived terms
edit- talentog (“talented”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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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
edit- 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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