Noun: talent
| Sg. | talent |
| Pl. | talentes; talens |
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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But my hede said sir Palomydes I wille not ryde these thre dayes /[…]/ Truly said sir Lamorak / and I wille abyde here with you / And whan ye ryde / thenne wille I ryde /[…]/ therfor I pray you syr Dynadan abyde and ryde with vs / Feythfully said Dynadan I wylle not abyde for I haue suche a talent to see sir Tristram that I may not abyde longe from hym [1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter XX, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:]
Nouns inflected like talent
besaunt,
oynement,
mount,
poynt,
art,
garnement,
serjaunt,
servaunt,
gernet,
talent,
Etymology
From Old French talent and Old English talente, both from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton). See: Old English Nouns '
talente', Latin Nouns '
talentum', Ancient Greek Nouns '
τάλαντον'.
Verbs referencing "talent"
English Nouns
talent.
Translations