talent

== English == === Etymology === 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 === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈtælənt/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈtalənt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈʈalɛɳʈ/ Rhymes: -ælənt Hyphenation: tal‧ent === Noun === talent (countable and uncountable, plural talents) A marked natural ability or skill. Synonyms: endowment, gift 1936 Feb. 15, Ernest Hemingway, letter to Maxwell Perkins: 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. (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. (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something. [until 16th c.] (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.] (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:skill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “talent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “talent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === antlet, latent, latten == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [təˈlen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [təˈlent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [taˈlent] === Noun === talent m (plural talents) talent (Greek money) talent (skill) ==== Derived terms ==== atalentat talentós === Noun === talent f (plural talents) appetite, hunger Synonym: gana === Further reading === “talent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin talentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtalɛnt] === Noun === talent m inan talent (unit of weight) talent (actual or potential ability) Synonym: nadání n ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “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), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== IPA(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥] ==== Noun ==== talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter) talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people) ===== Inflection ===== ===== See also ===== talent on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da === Etymology 2 === From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥] ==== Noun ==== talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter) talent (unit of weight and money) ===== Inflection ===== == Dutch == === Etymology === 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-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taːˈlɛnt/ Hyphenation: ta‧lent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n) talent (gift, quality, capability) (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin) ==== Derived terms ==== met zijn talenten woekeren natuurtalent talentenjacht talentvol ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: talent → Indonesian: talen === Anagrams === latten == French == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.lɑ̃/ === Noun === talent 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 ==== talentueux === Further reading === “talent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === latent == Middle English == === Alternative forms === taland, talande, talant, talente (all rare) === Etymology === From Old French talent and Old English talente, both from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈlɛnt/, /ˈtalɛnt/ === Noun === talent (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 ==== maltalent ==== Descendants ==== English: talent Scots: talent ==== References ==== “talent, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin talentum. === Noun === talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene) (a) talent ==== Derived terms ==== talentfull === References === “talent” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin talentum. === Noun === talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta) (a) talent ==== Derived terms ==== talentfull === References === “talent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin talentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈlen/ === Noun === talent m (plural talents) talent (skill) ==== Derived terms ==== talentós === Noun === talent m or f (plural talents) appetite, hunger Synonym: fam ==== Derived terms ==== atalentar == Old French == === Alternative forms === talant === Etymology === 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 === talent oblique singular, m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent) desire; wish (to do something) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: talent, taland, talande, talant, talente (in part)English: talentScots: talent == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂- === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈta.lɛnt/ Rhymes: -alɛnt Syllabification: ta‧lent === Noun === talent m inan (diminutive talencik) talent, gift Antonym: antytalent ==== Declension ==== === Noun === talent m animal (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === talent m pers (diminutive talencik) (metonymic) talented person Antonym: antytalent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === talent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN talent in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French talent. === Pronunciation === === Noun === talent n (plural talente) talent ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === tàlenat (Bosnia, Serbia) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin talentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tǎlent/ Hyphenation: ta‧lent === Noun === tàlent m inan or m anim (Cyrillic spelling та̀лент) (Croatia) (inanimate) talent (animate) talented person (historical, inanimate) talent (Ancient Greek and Hebrew unit of weight and money) ==== Declension ==== inanimate animate == Welsh == === Alternative forms === talen (colloquial) === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛnt/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːlɛnt/, /ˈtalɛnt/ Rhymes: -alɛnt === Etymology 1 === talu +‎ -ent ==== Verb ==== talent (literary) third-person plural imperfect/conditional of talu === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin talentum. ==== Noun ==== talent m or f (plural talentau or talenti or talennau or talents) ability, aptitude talent (“coin”) ===== Derived terms ===== talentog (“talented”) === Mutation === === Further reading === 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