talen
Catalan
Verb
talen
- third-person plural present indicative of talar
Danish
Noun
talen
- definite singular of tale
Verb
talen
- gerund of tale
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːlə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tālen, from Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-West Germanic *talōn, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. Cognate with English tale.
Verb
talen
- (intransitive) to long, to care [with naar ‘for’]
- (intransitive, obsolete) to speak
- (transitive, obsolete) to say
Conjugation
| Conjugation of talen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | talen | |||
| past singular | taalde | |||
| past participle | getaald | |||
| infinitive | talen | |||
| gerund | talen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | taal | taalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | taalt, taal2 | taalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | taalt | taalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | taalt | taalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | taalt | taalde | ||
| plural | talen | taalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tale | taalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | talen | taalden | ||
| imperative sing. | taal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | taalt | |||
| participles | talend | getaald | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
talen
- plural of taal
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch 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-, *telh₂-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛn/ [ˈt̪a.lɛn]
- Rhymes: -alɛn
- Syllabification: ta‧len
Noun
talen (plural talen-talen)
- talent
- synonym of talenta (gift, quality, capability)
- 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.
Further reading
- “talen”, 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
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *talon, from Proto-West Germanic *talōn.
Verb
tālen
- to speak, to talk
- to say
- to tell, to narrate
- to speak in court, to appeal
- (eastern) to pay
- Synonym: betālen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “talen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “talen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
talen m
- definite singular of tale
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Noun
talen m or f
- definite masculine singular of tale
Spanish
Verb
talen
- inflection of talar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
talen
- definite plural of tal
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
talen
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtalɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːlɛn/, /ˈtalɛn/
- Rhymes: -alɛn
Verb
talen
- first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of talu
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| talen | dalen | nhalen | thalen |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
West Frisian
Noun
talen
- plural of taal