talento

== Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from French talent, Polish talent, German Talent and English talent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈlento/ Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: ta‧len‧to === Noun === talento (accusative singular talenton, plural talentoj, accusative plural talentojn) talent, ability == Interlingua == === Noun === talento (plural talentos) talent == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈlɛn.to/ Rhymes: -ɛnto Hyphenation: ta‧lèn‧to === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Old French talent (“desire, wish”), from Classical Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money; (post-Classical) gift from God; (Medieval) skill, ability”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from the root *telh₂-. ==== Noun ==== talento m (plural talenti) (obsolete) wish, will, desire, longing inclination, tendency ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Classical Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money; (post-Classical) gift from God; (Medieval) skill, ability”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from the root *telh₂-. The historical sense indicating a unit of measure gave rise to the others, through the biblical Parable of the Talents. ==== Noun ==== talento m (plural talenti) (metrology, historical) talent (unit of weight and money) (figurative) talent (marked natural ability or skill) (transferred sense) talented person ===== Derived terms ===== === References === talento1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana talento2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === lattone == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [taˈɫɛn.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [taˈlɛn.to] === Noun === talentō dative/ablative singular of talentum == Portuguese == === 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”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽtu Hyphenation: ta‧len‧to === Noun === talento m (plural talentos) (historical) talent (Classical unit of weight and money) talent (marked natural ability or skill) Synonyms: aptidão, engenho, habilidade Antonyms: inaptidão, inabilidade ==== Related terms ==== talentário talentoso === Further reading === “talento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “talento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === 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”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈlento/ [t̪aˈlẽn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: ta‧len‧to === Noun === talento m (plural talentos) talent Synonyms: don, dotes ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “talento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish talento, 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”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈlento/ [t̪ɐˈlɛn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: ta‧len‧to === Noun === talento (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ) talent (marked ability or skill) Synonym: (neologism) talihilig ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === talento (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ) (colloquial) talented; gifted Synonyms: talentado, (neologism) matalihilig === Further reading === “talento”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018