talent

See also: Talent

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) talente, from plural of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) talentum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) . Later senses reinforced by Old French (deprecated template usage) talent.

Noun

talent (plural talents)

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A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East. [from 9th c.]

1. • 1611, Authorized Version, Matthew XXV 14-15:

     For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

2. Template:obsolete A desire or inclination for something. [14th-16th c.]
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     ‘Faythfully,’ seyde Sir Dynadan, ‘I woll nat abyde, for I have suche a talente to se Sir Trystram that I may nat abyde longe from hym.’

3. After Matthew 25, above: A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15th c.]

   He has the talent of touching his nose with his tongue.

4. Template:business People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]

   The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.

5. Template:slang The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20th c.]

   Not much talent in this bar tonight – let's hit the clubs.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:skill

Translations

unit of weight and money

• Czech: talent m
• Danish: talent n or c
• Estonian: talent (et)
• Finnish: talentti
• German: Talent (de) n
• Greek: τάλαντο (el) n (tálanto)
• Hungarian: talentum
• Icelandic: talenta f
• Portuguese: talento (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: тала́нт (ru) m (talánt)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: та̀лент m

  Roman: tàlent m

• Slovene: talènt m
• Spanish: talento (es) m
• Swahili: kipaji (sw), talanta (sw)
• Swedish: talent c
• Telugu: తూనిక విశేషము (tūnika viśēṣamu)

marked ability or skill

• Arabic: موهبة f (máwhiba)
• Armenian: տաղանդ (taġand)
• Belarusian: талант m (talánt)
• Bulgarian: талант (bg) m (talánt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 才能さいのう (cáinéng), 天賦てんぷ／天てん赋 (tiānfù), 天てん赋 (tiānfù)

• Czech: talent
• Danish: talent n
• Dutch: talent (nl)
• Esperanto: talento (eo)
• Estonian: talent (et)
• Finnish: kyky (fi), lahjakkuus (fi)
• French: talent (fr) m
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• Georgian: ტალანტი (ṭalanṭi)
• German: Talent (de) n, Begabung (de) f
• Greek: ταλέντο (talé[n]do) Template:n
• Hebrew: כשרון m (kisharón)
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• Hungarian: tehetség (hu)
• Icelandic: hæfileiki (is) m, gáfa (is) f
• Indonesian: bakat (id)
• Interlingua: talento
• Italian: talento (it) m
• Japanese: 才能さいのう (ja) (さいのう, sainō)
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• Korean: 재능 (ko) (jaeneung) (才能さいのう (ko))
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay: bakat
• Malayalam: കഴിവ് (ml) (kaḻivŭ)
• Template:trreq
• Norwegian: talent m
• Ojibwe: Template:tø
• Persian: استعداد (fa) (este'dâd)
• Polish: talent (pl) m
• Portuguese: talento (pt) m
• Russian: тала́нт (ru) m (talánt), дар (ru) m (dar)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: та̀лент m, на̀да̄рено̄ст f, о̀бда̄рено̄ст f

  Roman: tàlent m, nàdārenōst f, òbdārenōst f

• Slovak: talent m
• Slovene: talènt m
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• Spanish: talento (es) m
• Swahili: kipaji (sw), talanta (sw)
• Swedish: talang (sv) c
• Template:trreq
• Telugu: సామర్థ్యము (te) (sāmarthyamu)
• Template:trreq
• Turkish: yetenek (tr)
• Ukrainian: талант m (talánt), дар m (dar)
• Vietnamese: tài năng (vi) (才能さいのう)

people of talent collectively

• Icelandic: hæfileikafólk n
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• Telugu: ధీశక్తి (dhīśakti)

talented person

• Danish: talent n
• Estonian: talent (et)
• French: talent (fr) m
• Georgian: ნიჭიერი ადამიანი (nič̣ieri adamiani)
• Greek: ταλαντούχος m (talantoúchos)
• Hungarian: tehetség (hu)
• Icelandic: hæfileikamaður m
• Italian: talento (it) m
• Portuguese: talento (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: тала́нт (ru) m (talánt)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: та̀лент m

  Roman: tàlent m

• Spanish: talento (es) m
• Swedish: talang (sv) c
• Telugu: ప్రతిభ (te) (pratibha), బుద్ధిశక్తి (buddhiśakti)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Indonesian: bakat
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

External links

• “talent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “talent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• latent
• latten

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Anglo-Norman

Noun

1. desire; wish (to do something)

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Czech

Noun

1. talent (unit of weight)
2. talent (actual or potential ability)

Synonyms

• (ability): nadání Template:n

Related terms

• talentovaný

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Danish

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) Talent, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) talentum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) .

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥]

Noun

talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)

1. talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)

Inflection

Declension of talent

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	talent	talentet	talenter	talenterne
genitive	talents	talentets	talenters	talenternes

See also

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Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) talentum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) .

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /talɛnt/, [taˈlɛnˀd̥]

Noun

talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)

1. talent (unit of weight and money)

Inflection

Declension of talent

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	talent	talenten	talenter	talenterne
genitive	talents	talentens	talenters	talenternes

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Dutch

Noun

talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)

1. talent

Anagrams

• latten

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French

Noun

talent m (plural talents)

1. talent

Anagrams

• latent

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Old French

Alternative forms

• talant

Noun

talent oblique singular, m (oblique plural talenz, nominative singular talenz, nominative plural talent)

1. desire; wish (to do something)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪alɛ̃n̪t̪]

Noun

talent m

1. talent, gift

Declension

Declension of talent

	singular	plural
nominative	talent	talenty
genitive	talentu	talentów
dative	talentowi	talentom
accusative	talent	talenty
instrumental	talentem	talentami
locative	talencie	talentach
vocative	talencie	talenty

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnian, Serbian): tàlenat

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /tǎlent/
• Hyphenation: lent

Noun

1. talent

Declension

Declension of talent

	singular	plural
nominative	tàlent	talenti
genitive	tàlēnta	tàlnātā
dative	talentu	talentima
accusative	talent	talente
vocative	talente	talenti
locative	talentu	talentima
instrumental	talentom	talentima