tale
English
/ˈteɪl/
noun
Definitions
- An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
- A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
- (slang) The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
- (obsolete) Number; tally; quota.
- (obsolete) Account; estimation; regard; heed.
- (obsolete) Speech; language.
- (obsolete) A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
- (legal) A count; declaration.
- (rare) A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
- (rare) A report of any matter; a relation; a version.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tale inherited from Old English talu (calculation, story, tale, account, statement, accusation, relation, deposition, series, communication, fable, narrative, action at law, account reckoning, list) inherited from Proto-Germanic *talō (number, calculation) derived from Proto-Indo-European *del- (reckon, count, calculate, adjust, flow, aim).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*del-
Gloss
reckon, count, calculate, adjust, flow, aim
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftertale English
- bearer English
- bearing English
- betall English
- blab English
- blabtale English
- book English
- carry English
- carrytale English
- dolus English
- folk English
- folktale English
- foretale English
- man English
- midtale English
- taleable English
- talebearer English
- talebearing English
- talebook English
- taleful English
- talelike English
- taler English
- talesman English
- taleteller English
- taletelling English
- tattle English
- tattletale English
- tell English
- teller English
- telling English
- telltale English
- dolor Latin
- dolosus Latin
- dolus Latin
- dolēre, doleō Latin
- sedulus Latin
- subdolus Latin
- sēdulus Latin
- Anzahl German
- Bankleitzahl German
- Brechzahl German
- Bruchzahl German
- Dreieckszahl German
- Einwohnerzahl German
- Elektronenzahl German
- Feingehaltzahl German
- Gleitkommazahl German
- Goldene Zahl German
- Grundzahl German
- Hexadezimalzahl German
- Kardinalzahl German
- Kennzahl German
- Kernladungszahl German
- Klickzahl German
- Koordinationszahl German
- Kreiszahl German
- Leitzahl German
- Ludolfzahl German
- Massenzahl German
- Minderzahl German
- Neutronenzahl German
- Nukleonenzahl German
- Ordinalzahl German
- Ordnungszahl German
- Oxidationszahl German
- Poissonzahl German
- Postleitzahl German
- Protonenzahl German
- Quantenzahl German
- Reproduktionszahl German
- Schnapszahl German
- Sechseckszahl German
- Stückzahl German
- Teilnehmerzahl German
- Unterzahl German
- Unzahl German
- Vielzahl German
- Zahl German
- Zahlenkörper German
- Zahlenspiel German
- Zahlensystem German
- Zahlenwert German
- Zahler German
- Zahltag German
- Zahlung German
- Zahlzeichen German
- Zufallszahl German
- auszahlen German
- bezahlen German
- drittelzahlig German
- einzahlen German
- ganzzahlig German
- heimzahlen German
- zahlen German
- zahlend German
- zahllos German
- zahlreich German
- zurückzahlen German
- zuzahlen German
- Überzahl German
- dolo Italian
- duolo Italian
- Duitstalig Dutch, Flemish
- Engelstalig Dutch, Flemish
- Mandarijn Dutch, Flemish
- Nederlandstalig Dutch, Flemish
- aantaal Dutch, Flemish
- aantalen Dutch, Flemish
- ambtstaal Dutch, Flemish
- anderstalig Dutch, Flemish
- bastaardtaal Dutch, Flemish
- bestuurstaal Dutch, Flemish
- betalen Dutch, Flemish
- boeventaal Dutch, Flemish
- bronnentaal Dutch, Flemish
- creooltaal Dutch, Flemish
- cultuurtaal Dutch, Flemish
- dieventaal Dutch, Flemish
- dochtertaal Dutch, Flemish
- eenheidstaal Dutch, Flemish
- eentalig Dutch, Flemish
- gebarentaal Dutch, Flemish
- geheimtaal Dutch, Flemish
- hulptaal Dutch, Flemish
- kindertaal Dutch, Flemish
- kunsttaal Dutch, Flemish
- lekentaal Dutch, Flemish
- lichaamstaal Dutch, Flemish
- meertalig Dutch, Flemish
- moedertaal Dutch, Flemish
- moerstaal Dutch, Flemish
- normtaal Dutch, Flemish
- oertaal Dutch, Flemish
- omgangstaal Dutch, Flemish
- programmeertaal Dutch, Flemish
- regenboogtaal Dutch, Flemish
- schrijftaal Dutch, Flemish
- schuimtaal Dutch, Flemish
- schuttingtaal Dutch, Flemish
- spreektaal Dutch, Flemish
- standaardtaal Dutch, Flemish
- streektaal Dutch, Flemish
- taal Dutch, Flemish
- taalbeleid Dutch, Flemish
- taalbond Dutch, Flemish
- taalcontact Dutch, Flemish
- taalcursus Dutch, Flemish
- taaldood Dutch, Flemish
- taaleigen Dutch, Flemish
- taaleiland Dutch, Flemish
- taalfamilie Dutch, Flemish
- taalfilosofe Dutch, Flemish
- taalfilosofie Dutch, Flemish
- taalfilosoof Dutch, Flemish
- taalgebied Dutch, Flemish
- taalgevoel Dutch, Flemish
- taalgids Dutch, Flemish
- taalgrens Dutch, Flemish
- taalkloof Dutch, Flemish
- taalkunde Dutch, Flemish
- taalleemte Dutch, Flemish
- taalliefhebber Dutch, Flemish
- taalpolitiek Dutch, Flemish
- taalrol Dutch, Flemish
- taalstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- taaluiting Dutch, Flemish
- taalverwerving Dutch, Flemish
- taalwetenschap Dutch, Flemish
- talen Dutch, Flemish
- talenkennis Dutch, Flemish
- talenknobbel Dutch, Flemish
- talig Dutch, Flemish
- toontaal Dutch, Flemish
- turbotaal Dutch, Flemish
- tussentaal Dutch, Flemish
- tweetalig Dutch, Flemish
- vaagtaal Dutch, Flemish
- voertaal Dutch, Flemish
- volkstaal Dutch, Flemish
- wantaal Dutch, Flemish
- wereldtaal Dutch, Flemish
- wetenschapstaal Dutch, Flemish
- dol French
- dolo Spanish, Castilian
- duelo Spanish, Castilian
- δολερός Ancient Greek
- δόλιος Ancient Greek
- δόλος Ancient Greek
- ἄδολος Ancient Greek
- *del- Proto-Indo-European
- *dol- Proto-Indo-European
- *talgaz Proto-Germanic
- *taltrōną Proto-Germanic
- *talō Proto-Germanic
- *talōną Proto-Germanic
- talu Old English
- aftertale Middle English
- tale Middle English
- taler Middle English
- talewise Middle English
- tala Old Norse
- betale Danish
- italesætte Danish
- italesættelse Danish
- omtale Danish
- samtale Danish
- tale Danish
- taleboble Danish
- talehandling Danish
- talemåde Danish
- taler Danish
- talsmand Danish
- talsperson Danish
- dol Old French
- duel Old French
- dol Catalan, Valencian
- eintala Icelandic
- frumtala Icelandic
- raðtala Icelandic
- tala Icelandic
- tvinntala Icelandic
- tvítala Icelandic
- töluorð Icelandic
- tölusetja Icelandic
- tölustafur Icelandic
- töluverður Icelandic
- þvertala Icelandic
- dor Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- tale Middle Dutch
- tāle Middle Dutch
- tālen Middle Dutch
- zala Old High German
- տող Old Armenian
- տողան Old Armenian
- taal Afrikaans
- zal Middle High German
- zaln Middle High German
- dalloj Albanian
- *tala Old Dutch
- doo Old Portuguese
- tāle Middle Low German
- zaln Cimbrian
- tala Old Saxon
- zale Alemannic German
- dûl Friulian
- streektaal Western Frisian
- taal Western Frisian
- tale Old Frisian
- Tahl Low German
- *dalnānja Proto-Albanian
- zoln Mòcheno