talis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, two-termination) such
2. (declension-3, two-termination) so or such a distinguished, great, excellent, or important

Concepts

such

of such a kind

especial

grand

singular

egregious

preclare

eminent

Translations

tal

tel

tale

tal

son

solch

so ein

distinguiert

tal

αυτό

διακεκριμένος

distingué

éminent

von hohem Rang

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtaː.lɪs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“demonstrative stem”) and maybe *h₂el- (“to grow”) (cf. the sense of indolēs, from this root). Cognate with Ancient Greek τηλίκος (tēlíkos, “of such an age”), Welsh talu (“to pay”), Proto-Slavic *toliko (“this much”).