talent

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


talent

talent (nominative singular)
talenty (nominative plural)
talentu (genitive singular)
talentů (genitive plural)
talentu (dative singular)
talentům (dative plural)
talent (accusative singular)
talenty (accusative plural)
talente (singular vocative)
talenty (plural vocative)
talentu (locative singular)
talentech (locative plural)
talentem (instrumental singular)
talenty (instrumental plural)


talent

talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)

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talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)

talentet (definite singular)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talent (indefinite nominative singular)
talentet (definite nominative singular)
talenter (indefinite nominative plural)
talenterne (definite nominative plural)
talents (genitive indefinite singular)
talentets (definite genitive singular)
talenters (genitive indefinite plural)
talenternes (definite genitive plural)

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”).


talent

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talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)

talenten (definite singular)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talent (indefinite nominative singular)
talenten (definite nominative singular)
talenter (indefinite nominative plural)
talenterne (definite nominative plural)
talents (genitive indefinite singular)
talentens (definite genitive singular)
talenters (genitive indefinite plural)
talenternes (definite genitive plural)

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


talent

(historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)

nl-noun

talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)

talenten (plural)
talentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: talent

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-.


talent

Feel awfully about Scott... I always knew he couldn't think—he never could—but he had a marvelous talent and the thing is to use it—not whine in public.

1936 Feb. 15, Ernest Hemingway, letter to Maxwell Perkins

He has a real talent for drawing.

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.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew XXV:14-15:

(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.

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

1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter XX, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:

(obsolete) A desire or inclination for something.

The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.

(business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.

Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs.

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.

2011, Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life!, page 179:

(slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.

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.


talent

(historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)

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”).


talent

A talent (ancient unit of money or weight)

A base inclination or urge (especially lustful or for food)

An emotion or feeling (especially positive or affectionate)

English: talent

Scots: talent

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


talent

talentet (definite singular)
talent (indefinite plural)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talenta (definite plural)
talentene (definite plural)


talent

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


talent

fro-noun

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

talent oblique singular or (canonical masculine)
talenz (oblique plural)
talentz (oblique plural)
talenz (nominative singular)
talentz (nominative singular)
talent (nominative plural)

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Middle English: talent, taland, talande, talant, talente (in part)
English: talent
Scots: talent

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”).


talent

talencik (diminutive)
talent (nominative singular)
talenty (nominative plural)
talentu (genitive singular)
talentów (genitive plural)
talentowi (dative singular)
talentom (dative plural)
talent (accusative singular)
talenty (accusative plural)
talentem (instrumental singular)
talentami (instrumental plural)
talencie (locative singular)
talentach (locative plural)
talencie (singular vocative)
talenty (plural vocative)

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


talent

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

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


talent

talencik (diminutive)
talent (nominative singular)
talenty (nominative plural)
talenta (genitive singular)
talentów (genitive plural)
talentowi (dative singular)
talentom (dative plural)
talenta (accusative singular)
talenty (accusative plural)
talentem (instrumental singular)
talentami (instrumental plural)
talencie (locative singular)
talentach (locative plural)
talencie (singular vocative)
talenty (plural vocative)


talent

talente (plural)
talent (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
talentul (accusative definite nominative singular)
talente (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
talentele (accusative definite nominative plural)
talent (indefinite singular)
talentului (definite singular)
talente (indefinite singular)
talentelor (definite plural)
talentule (singular vocative)
talentelor (vocative)


talent

tàlent (canonical masculine)
та̀лент (Cyrillic)
tàlent (nominative singular)
talenti (nominative plural)
tàlēnta (genitive singular)
tàlnātā (genitive plural)
talentu (dative singular)
talentima (dative plural)
talent (accusative singular)
talente (accusative plural)
talente (singular vocative)
talenti (plural vocative)
talentu (locative singular)
talentima (locative plural)
talentom (instrumental singular)
talentima (instrumental plural)


talent

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


talent

cy-noun

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

talentau (plural)
talenti (plural)
talennau (plural)
talents (plural)
talent
dalent (soft)
nhalent
thalent