a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money) · a talent, a gift, a knack
çekim: çoğul talents
köken: Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).
köken: Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-.
köken: Learned borrowing from Old French talent (“desire, wish”), from Classical Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money; (post-Classical) gift from God; (Medieval) skill, ability”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from the root *telh₂-.
talent (Classical unit of weight and money) · talent (marked natural ability or skill)
çekim: çoğul talentos
zıt: inaptidão, inabilidade
köken: Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂-.
talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
çekim: çoğul talenter · tamlayan talents
köken: Borrowed from German Talent (“talent”), from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
talent (special physical or mental skill for a certain area of activity, especially when inborn) · talent (capacity, skill for something specific) · talent (a person who has a special skill or capacity, a gifted person)
çekim: çoğul talanti · tamlayan talanta
köken: Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin talentum (“weight, monetary unit”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “weight, monetary unit”). The “gift” meaning is probably a metaphor, based on the "money" meaning (“rich” → “gifted”).