total

== English == === Alternative forms === totall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) +‎ -ālis, the former element of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan touto (“community, city-state”), Umbrian 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌 (totam, “tribe”, acc.), Old English þēod (“a nation, people, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at English Dutch, English thede. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊ.tl̩/ (General American) enPR: tōʹtl, IPA(key): /ˈtoʊ.tl̩/, [tʰoʊ̯ɾɫ], [tʰɔɾɫ] Rhymes: -əʊtəl === Noun === total (plural totals) An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. (informal, mathematics) Sum. ==== Synonyms ==== (sum): sum ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Other terms used in arithmetic operations: Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation === Adjective === total (comparative more total, superlative most total) Entire; relating to the whole of something. (used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute. (mathematics, of a function) Defined on all possible inputs. (mathematics, more generally, of a relation R on X × Y) Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y. (mathematics, of a partial order ≤) Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a. Hyponyms: connected, complete, strongly connected ==== Synonyms ==== (entire): entire, full, whole; see also Thesaurus:entire (complete): absolute, complete, utter; see also Thesaurus:total ==== Translations ==== === Verb === total (third-person singular simple present totals, present participle (US) totaling or (UK) totalling, simple past and past participle (US) totaled or (UK) totalled) (transitive) To add up; to calculate the sum of. Synonym: sum To equal a total of; to amount to. Synonym: make (transitive, US, slang) To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss) Synonyms: demolish, trash, wreck (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === Anagrams === lotta == Asturian == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin tōtālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈtal/ [t̪oˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: to‧tal === Adjective === total (epicene, plural totales) total === Noun === total m (plural totales) total ==== Derived terms ==== en total == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin tōtālis. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [tuˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [toˈtal] === Adjective === total m or f (masculine and feminine plural totals) total ==== Derived terms ==== totalment ==== Related terms ==== totalitat === Noun === total m (plural totals) total ==== Derived terms ==== en total === References === === Further reading === “total”, 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 “total” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “total” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /totaːl/, [tˢoˈtˢæːˀl] ==== Adjective ==== total (neuter totalt, plural and definite singular attributive totale) total ===== Inflection ===== ==== Noun ==== total c (singular definite totalen, plural indefinite totaler) total ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === Compound of to (“two”) and tal (“number”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /total/, [ˈtˢotˢal] ==== Noun ==== total n (singular definite totallet, plural indefinite totaller) two ===== Inflection ===== ===== Synonyms ===== 2-tal == French == === Etymology === From Middle French total (14th c.), a borrowing from Medieval Latin tōtālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔ.tal/, /to.tal/ Homophones: totale, totales === Adjective === total (feminine totale, masculine plural totaux, feminine plural totales) total Antonym: partiel perfect === Noun === total m (plural totaux) total === Related terms === === Further reading === “total”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin tōtālis. === Adjective === total m or f (plural totais) complete, entire === Noun === total m (plural totais) total === Further reading === “total”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === 16th century, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, in part through Middle French total. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈtaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === total (strong nominative masculine singular totaler, comparative (rare) totaler, superlative (rare) am totalsten) total, absolute, complete, utter (not used in the sense of “entire”) Synonyms: völlig, vollständig, absolut, komplett ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adverb === total (more informal than the adjective) totally, absolutely, completely, utterly Synonyms: völlig, vollkommen, absolut, komplett total übertrieben ― totally exaggerated total besoffen ― completely drunk (Switzerland) synonym of insgesamt (“in total, all in all”) === Further reading === “total” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “total” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “total” in Duden online == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch totaal, from Middle Dutch totael, from Middle French total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtotal/ [ˈt̪o.t̪al] Rhymes: -otal Syllabification: to‧tal === Adjective === total (comparative lebih total, superlative paling total) total: entire; relating to the whole of something complete; absolute === Noun === total (plural total-total) total === Derived terms === === Related terms === === Further reading === “total”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus +‎ -ālis. === Adjective === total (neuter singular totalt, definite singular and plural totale) total ==== Derived terms ==== totalskade totaltap === References === “total” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus +‎ -ālis. === Adjective === total (neuter singular totalt, definite singular and plural totale) total ==== Derived terms ==== totalskadd totaltap === References === “total” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tōtālis (“total”), from Latin tōtus (“whole”) + -ālis (“-al”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: to‧tal === Adjective === total m or f (plural totais) complete; entire (to the greatest extent) Synonyms: completo, inteiro Antonyms: incompleto, parcial total (relating to the whole of something) === Noun === total m (plural totais) total (amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts) Synonym: totalidade ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “total”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “total”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French total. By surface analysis, tot (“the whole”) +‎ -al. === Adjective === total m or n (feminine singular totală, masculine plural totali, feminine/neuter plural totale) total ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) +‎ -ālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈtal/ [t̪oˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: to‧tal === Adjective === total m or f (masculine and feminine plural totales) total, complete, outright ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === total (colloquial) basically, so, in short (used to summarise) === Noun === total m (plural totales) total ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === todo === Further reading === “total”, 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 == Swedish == === Etymology === From German total, from French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʊˈtɑːl/ Rhymes: -ɑːl === Adjective === total (not comparable) total ==== Declension ==== === References === “total”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === Lotta, lotta == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /toˈtal/ [t̪oˈt̪al] (noun; adverb) Rhymes: -al IPA(key): /ˈtotal/ [ˈt̪oː.t̪ɐl] (English influence) (noun) Rhymes: -otal Syllabification: to‧tal === Noun === totál or total (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜎ᜔) total; sum Synonym: kabuoan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adverb === totál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜎ᜔) (colloquial) after all (anyway, in any case) Synonym: kung sa bagay (colloquial) after all (introduces information that supports the preceding statement) ==== Alternative forms ==== tutal === Further reading === “total”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === tatlo