"τάλαντον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See τάλαντον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tá.lan.ton/, /ˈta.lan.ton/, /ˈta.lan.don/, /tá.lan.ton/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈta.lan.ton/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈta.lan.ton/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈta.lan.ton/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈta.lan.don/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *tálanton, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-, whence also ἔτλην (étlēn, “to carry, endure”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*telh₂-|id=bear}}, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*tálanton}} Proto-Hellenic *tálanton, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*tl̥h₂ent-}} Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent- Head templates: {{grc-noun|τᾰλάντου|n|second|head=τᾰ́λαντον}} τᾰ́λαντον • (tálanton) n (genitive τᾰλάντου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|τᾰ́λαντον|ου}} Forms: τᾰ́λαντον [canonical], tálanton [romanization], τᾰλάντου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ τᾰ́λαντον [nominative, singular], τὼ τᾰλάντω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ τᾰ́λαντᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ τᾰλάντου [genitive, singular], τοῖν τᾰλάντοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν τᾰλάντων [genitive, plural], τῷ τᾰλάντῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν τᾰλάντοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς τᾰλάντοις [dative, plural], τὸ τᾰ́λαντον [accusative, singular], τὼ τᾰλάντω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ τᾰ́λαντᾰ [accusative, plural], τᾰ́λαντον [singular, vocative], τᾰλάντω [dual, vocative], τᾰ́λαντᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. balance, scale (usually in the plural)
    Sense id: en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-mhSekEBg
  2. balance, scale (usually in the plural)
    tax paid for use of public scales
    Sense id: en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-89I-xCTb
  3. anything weighed
    talent (weight, often of gold or silver)
    Sense id: en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-KZPZEdmB Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 48 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 7 7 47 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 4 47 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 48 48
  4. anything weighed
    the monetary sum equaling a talent (weight) of gold or silver
    Sense id: en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-y514z9Qd Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 48 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 4 47 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 48 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ἀταλάντη (Atalántē), ἀτάλαντος (atálantos), ἡμιτάλαντον (hēmitálanton)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Atalántē",
      "word": "Ἀταλάντη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "atálantos",
      "word": "ἀτάλαντος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hēmitálanton",
      "word": "ἡμιτάλαντον"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "τάλαντο"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: τάλαντο (tálanto)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: τάλαντο (tálanto)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "talentum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: talentum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: talentum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "talent",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: talent",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: talent"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "տաղանդ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: տաղանդ (tałand)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: տաղանդ (tałand)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "տաղանդ"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: տաղանդ (taġand)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: տաղանդ (taġand)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "тала́нт",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: тала́нт (talánt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: тала́нт (talánt)"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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    },
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    },
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        "1": "grc",
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        "3": "*tl̥h₂ent-"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tálanton",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰλάντου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τᾰ́λαντον",
      "roman": "tò tálanton",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ τᾰλάντω",
      "roman": "tṑ talántō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τᾰ́λαντᾰ",
      "roman": "tà tálanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τᾰλάντου",
      "roman": "toû talántou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν τᾰλάντοιν",
      "roman": "toîn talántoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν τᾰλάντων",
      "roman": "tôn talántōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ τᾰλάντῳ",
      "roman": "tôi talántōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν τᾰλάντοιν",
      "roman": "toîn talántoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς τᾰλάντοις",
      "roman": "toîs talántois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τᾰ́λαντον",
      "roman": "tò tálanton",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ τᾰλάντω",
      "roman": "tṑ talántō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τᾰ́λαντᾰ",
      "roman": "tà tálanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ́λαντον",
      "roman": "tálanton",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰλάντω",
      "roman": "talántō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ́λαντᾰ",
      "roman": "tálanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "n",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "τᾰ́λαντον"
      },
      "expansion": "τᾰ́λαντον • (tálanton) n (genitive τᾰλάντου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τᾰ́λαντον",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "balance, scale (usually in the plural)"
      ],
      "id": "en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-mhSekEBg",
      "links": [
        [
          "balance",
          "balance"
        ],
        [
          "scale",
          "scale"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "balance, scale (usually in the plural)",
        "tax paid for use of public scales"
      ],
      "id": "en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-89I-xCTb",
      "links": [
        [
          "balance",
          "balance"
        ],
        [
          "scale",
          "scale"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "3 4 48 45",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 47 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 47 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 48 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anything weighed",
        "talent (weight, often of gold or silver)"
      ],
      "id": "en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-KZPZEdmB",
      "links": [
        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "2 4 47 47",
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        {
          "_dis": "1 3 48 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anything weighed",
        "the monetary sum equaling a talent (weight) of gold or silver"
      ],
      "id": "en-τάλαντον-grc-noun-y514z9Qd",
      "links": [
        [
          "monetary",
          "monetary"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tá.lan.ton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.don/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tá.lan.ton/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.don/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τάλαντον"
}
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    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *telh₂- (bear)",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Atalántē",
      "word": "Ἀταλάντη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "atálantos",
      "word": "ἀτάλαντος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hēmitálanton",
      "word": "ἡμιτάλαντον"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            "1": "el",
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          },
          "expansion": "Greek: τάλαντο (tálanto)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: τάλαντο (tálanto)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "talentum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: talentum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: talentum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "talent",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: talent",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: talent"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "տաղանդ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: տաղանդ (tałand)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: տաղանդ (tałand)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "տաղանդ"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "тала́нт",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: тала́нт (talánt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: тала́нт (talánt)"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "τᾰ́λαντον",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tálanton",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τᾰλάντου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τᾰ́λαντον",
      "roman": "tò tálanton",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ τᾰλάντω",
      "roman": "tṑ talántō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τᾰ́λαντᾰ",
      "roman": "tà tálanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τᾰλάντου",
      "roman": "toû talántou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν τᾰλάντοιν",
      "roman": "toîn talántoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν τᾰλάντων",
      "roman": "tôn talántōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ τᾰλάντῳ",
      "roman": "tôi talántōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν τᾰλάντοιν",
      "roman": "toîn talántoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς τᾰλάντοις",
      "roman": "toîs talántois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τᾰ́λαντον",
      "roman": "tò tálanton",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ τᾰλάντω",
      "roman": "tṑ talántō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τᾰ́λαντᾰ",
      "roman": "tà tálanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ́λαντον",
      "roman": "tálanton",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰλάντω",
      "roman": "talántō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ́λαντᾰ",
      "roman": "tálanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "τᾰλάντου",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "τᾰ́λαντον"
      },
      "expansion": "τᾰ́λαντον • (tálanton) n (genitive τᾰλάντου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τᾰ́λαντον",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "balance, scale (usually in the plural)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "balance",
          "balance"
        ],
        [
          "scale",
          "scale"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "balance, scale (usually in the plural)",
        "tax paid for use of public scales"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "balance",
          "balance"
        ],
        [
          "scale",
          "scale"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything weighed",
        "talent (weight, often of gold or silver)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything weighed",
        "the monetary sum equaling a talent (weight) of gold or silver"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "monetary",
          "monetary"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tá.lan.ton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.don/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tá.lan.ton/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.ton/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈta.lan.don/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τάλαντον"
}

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