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tall
English
Etymology
From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ?etæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable, obedient”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”). Cognate with Scots tal (“high, lofty, tall”), Old Frisian tel (“swift”), Old Saxon gital (“quick”), Old High German gizal (“active, agile”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (untals, “indocile, disobedient”).
The Oxford English Dictionary notes: "The sense development [of tall] is remarkable, but is paralleled more or less by that of other adjectives expressing estimation, such as buxom, canny, clean, clever, cunning, deft, elegant, handsome, pretty, proper; German klein, as compared with English clean, presents the antithesis to modern tall as compared to tall in early Middle English. It has been conjectured that in the sense 'high of stature' it is a different word, adopted from the Welsh tal in some sense; but the latter is, according to Professor Rh?s, merely a 16th-century borrowing of the English word (in Owen Pughe's Dictionary erroneously mixed up with the genuine Welsh word tal (“end, brow, forehead”), with which it has no possible connection.)"
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /t?l/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /t?l/
- Rhymes: -??l
Adjective
tall (comparative taller, superlative tallest)
- (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
- (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
- (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
- (obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
- (obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
- (obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
- (archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
Antonyms
- (of a person): short
- (of a building): short, low, low-rise
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Welsh: tal
Translations
Noun
tall (plural talls)
- (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
References
- tall at OneLook Dictionary Search
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *talna, related to Lithuanian tylù (“to become silent”), Old Irish tuilid (“to sleep”), Proto-Slavic *toliti (“to persuade, to make quiet”).
Verb
tall (first-person singular past tense talla, participle tallur)
- to laugh at
- to mock
Derived terms
- tallje
References
Breton
Adjective
tall
- Hard mutation of dall.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin talea.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?ta?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
tall m (plural talls)
- cut
Further reading
- “tall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
tall (genitive talle, partitive talle)
- lamb
Declension
Note: the short plural forms from illative onward are almost never used.
Etymology 2
Noun
tall (genitive talli, partitive talli)
- horse stable
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse tal (“talk, speech, number”), from Proto-Germanic *tal? (“number, speech”).
Noun
tall n (definite singular tallet, indefinite plural tall, definite plural talla or tallene)
- number, numeral, figure
Derived terms
See also
- tal (Nynorsk)
References
- “tall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tall f (definite singular talla or talli, indefinite plural taller, definite plural tallene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by toll
Old Irish
Adverb
tall
- there
- then
Descendants
- Irish: thall
- Scottish Gaelic: thall
Determiner
tall
- that (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article)
Synonyms
- sin
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal/
Noun
tall c
- pine, Scots pine tree, Pinus sylvestris
Declension
Synonyms
- fura
- fur (uncountable)
Related terms
- tallkotte
- tallväxter
See also
- barrväxter
- furu
- furutimmer
- furuträ
- falla som en fura
Anagrams
- allt
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titanic
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?t?n??k IPA(key): /ta??tæn.?k/
- Rhymes: -æn?k
Etymology 1
Titan +? -ic
Adjective
titanic (comparative more titanic, superlative most titanic)
- Having great size, or great strength, force or power.
Usage notes
- The adjective is no longer in wide use, due to its strong negative association with the wreck of the ocean liner Titanic.
See also
- titanic prime
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:gigantic
Translations
Etymology 2
titan(ium) +? -ic
Adjective
titanic (not comparable)
- (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium
Derived terms
Related terms
- titanous
Anagrams
- Tanitic
Romanian
Etymology
From French titanique.
Adjective
titanic m or n (feminine singular titanic?, masculine plural titanici, feminine and neuter plural titanice)
- titanic
Declension
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