# talla
## English
### Noun

talla (uncountable)
* Alternative form of tella (“African beer”)

### Anagrams

* Allat, at all, atall

## Albanian
### Noun

talla
* inflection of tallë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈta.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈta.ʎa]

### Etymology 1

Deverbal of tallar. Compare French taille.

#### Noun

talla f (plural talles)
* (clothing) size

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

talla
* inflection of tallar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “talla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “talla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “talla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Estonian
### Noun

talla
* genitive singular of tald

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑlːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
* Hyphenation: tal‧la

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *talla, probably from the same root as tallata, with a possible secondary Germanic origin (akin to that of talla, etymology 2).

#### Noun

talla
* sole (bottom or lower part of anything on which it rests)
* runner (smooth strip on which a sledge runs)
* (slang) gas pedal, acceleration pedal, accelerator, throttle (pedal)
    Talla pohjaan!Floor it!

##### Declension

Possessive forms of talla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallani
tallani
accusative
nom.
tallani
tallani
gen.
tallani
genitive
tallani
tallojeni tallaini $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaani
tallojani
inessive
tallassani
talloissani
elative
tallastani
talloistani
illative
tallaani
talloihini
adessive
tallallani
talloillani
ablative
tallaltani
talloiltani
allative
tallalleni
talloilleni
essive
tallanani
talloinani
translative
tallakseni
talloikseni
abessive
tallattani
talloittani
instructive
comitative
—talloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallasi
tallasi
accusative
nom.
tallasi
tallasi
gen.
tallasi
genitive
tallasi
tallojesi tallaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaasi
tallojasi
inessive
tallassasi
talloissasi
elative
tallastasi
talloistasi
illative
tallaasi
talloihisi
adessive
tallallasi
talloillasi
ablative
tallaltasi
talloiltasi
allative
tallallesi
talloillesi
essive
tallanasi
talloinasi
translative
tallaksesi
talloiksesi
abessive
tallattasi
talloittasi
instructive
comitative
—talloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallamme
tallamme
accusative
nom.
tallamme
tallamme
gen.
tallamme
genitive
tallamme
tallojemme tallaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaamme
tallojamme
inessive
tallassamme
talloissamme
elative
tallastamme
talloistamme
illative
tallaamme
talloihimme
adessive
tallallamme
talloillamme
ablative
tallaltamme
talloiltamme
allative
tallallemme
talloillemme
essive
tallanamme
talloinamme
translative
tallaksemme
talloiksemme
abessive
tallattamme
talloittamme
instructive
comitative
—talloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallanne
tallanne
accusative
nom.
tallanne
tallanne
gen.
tallanne
genitive
tallanne
tallojenne tallainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaanne
tallojanne
inessive
tallassanne
talloissanne
elative
tallastanne
talloistanne
illative
tallaanne
talloihinne
adessive
tallallanne
talloillanne
ablative
tallaltanne
talloiltanne
allative
tallallenne
talloillenne
essive
tallananne
talloinanne
translative
tallaksenne
talloiksenne
abessive
tallattanne
talloittanne
instructive
comitative
—talloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallansa
tallansa
accusative
nom.
tallansa
tallansa
gen.
tallansa
genitive
tallansa
tallojensa tallainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaansa
tallojaan tallojansa
inessive
tallassaan tallassansa
talloissaan talloissansa
elative
tallastaan tallastansa
talloistaan talloistansa
illative
tallaansa
talloihinsa
adessive
tallallaan tallallansa
talloillaan talloillansa
ablative
tallaltaan tallaltansa
talloiltaan talloiltansa
allative
tallalleen tallallensa
talloilleen talloillensa
essive
tallanaan tallanansa
talloinaan talloinansa
translative
tallakseen tallaksensa
talloikseen talloiksensa
abessive
tallattaan tallattansa
talloittaan talloittansa
instructive
comitative
—talloineen talloinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (gas pedal): kaasupoljin

##### Derived terms

* tallukas
* tallus

#### Further reading

* “2. talla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish stall.

#### Noun

talla
* (music) bridge (piece on a stringed instrument that supports the strings)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of talla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallani
tallani
accusative
nom.
tallani
tallani
gen.
tallani
genitive
tallani
tallojeni tallaini $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaani
tallojani
inessive
tallassani
talloissani
elative
tallastani
talloistani
illative
tallaani
talloihini
adessive
tallallani
talloillani
ablative
tallaltani
talloiltani
allative
tallalleni
talloilleni
essive
tallanani
talloinani
translative
tallakseni
talloikseni
abessive
tallattani
talloittani
instructive
comitative
—talloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallasi
tallasi
accusative
nom.
tallasi
tallasi
gen.
tallasi
genitive
tallasi
tallojesi tallaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaasi
tallojasi
inessive
tallassasi
talloissasi
elative
tallastasi
talloistasi
illative
tallaasi
talloihisi
adessive
tallallasi
talloillasi
ablative
tallaltasi
talloiltasi
allative
tallallesi
talloillesi
essive
tallanasi
talloinasi
translative
tallaksesi
talloiksesi
abessive
tallattasi
talloittasi
instructive
comitative
—talloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallamme
tallamme
accusative
nom.
tallamme
tallamme
gen.
tallamme
genitive
tallamme
tallojemme tallaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaamme
tallojamme
inessive
tallassamme
talloissamme
elative
tallastamme
talloistamme
illative
tallaamme
talloihimme
adessive
tallallamme
talloillamme
ablative
tallaltamme
talloiltamme
allative
tallallemme
talloillemme
essive
tallanamme
talloinamme
translative
tallaksemme
talloiksemme
abessive
tallattamme
talloittamme
instructive
comitative
—talloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallanne
tallanne
accusative
nom.
tallanne
tallanne
gen.
tallanne
genitive
tallanne
tallojenne tallainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaanne
tallojanne
inessive
tallassanne
talloissanne
elative
tallastanne
talloistanne
illative
tallaanne
talloihinne
adessive
tallallanne
talloillanne
ablative
tallaltanne
talloiltanne
allative
tallallenne
talloillenne
essive
tallananne
talloinanne
translative
tallaksenne
talloiksenne
abessive
tallattanne
talloittanne
instructive
comitative
—talloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tallansa
tallansa
accusative
nom.
tallansa
tallansa
gen.
tallansa
genitive
tallansa
tallojensa tallainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tallaansa
tallojaan tallojansa
inessive
tallassaan tallassansa
talloissaan talloissansa
elative
tallastaan tallastansa
talloistaan talloistansa
illative
tallaansa
talloihinsa
adessive
tallallaan tallallansa
talloillaan talloillansa
ablative
tallaltaan tallaltansa
talloiltaan talloiltansa
allative
tallalleen tallallensa
talloilleen talloillensa
essive
tallanaan tallanansa
talloinaan talloinansa
translative
tallakseen tallaksensa
talloikseen talloiksensa
abessive
tallattaan tallattansa
talloittaan talloittansa
instructive
comitative
—talloineen talloinensa :

##### Synonyms

* kielisilta

##### Derived terms

* tallapala

##### See also

* talli

#### Further reading

* “1. talla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese talla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Back-formation of tallar. Compare Portuguese talha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtaɟa/ [ˈt̪a̠.ɟɐ]
* Rhymes: -aɟa
* Hyphenation: ta‧lla

### Noun

talla f (plural tallas)
* carving, make, cut
* carving, sculpture
    Synonym: escultura
* notch
* height, stature
    Synonyms: altura, estatura
* size
* first cut practiced to a tree when cutting down it
* notched wood strip used to codify debts or obligations
* ditch
    Synonym: birta
* (archaic) tax
    Synonyms: imposto, taxa

### Verb

talla
* inflection of tallar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

#### Related terms

* tallar
* tallo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “talla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “talla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “talla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “talla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “talla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tàl.là/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [tàl.lə̀]

### Noun

tàllà m (plural tàllàce-tàllàce, possessed form tàllàn)
* Hawking goods for sale.
* advertising

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *talla. Cognates include Finnish talla and Estonian tald.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑlːɑ/, [ˈtɑɫː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑlːɑ/, [ˈtɑɫːɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlː, -ɑlːɑ
* Hyphenation: tal‧la

### Noun

talla
* insole

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) tallukkain
* olkitalla

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 570

## Latin
### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂l- (“to grow; young animal”), like Latin talea (“scion”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈtal.la/, [ˈt̪älːʲä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈtal.la/, [ˈt̪älːä]

### Noun

talla f (genitive tallae); first declension
* a peel or coat of an onion

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

### References

* “talla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* "talla", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

talla n
* definite plural of tall

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is it from (Middle) English hall with the /h/ reinterpreted as the lenition of t, as in taigeis from haggis?”

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʰal̪ˠə/

### Noun

talla m (genitive singular tallachan, plural tallaichean)
* hall
* rock

#### Derived terms

* talla mòr (“great hall”)
* talla-cluiche

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtaʝa/ [ˈt̪a.ʝa]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈtaʝa/ [ˈt̪a.ʝa]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈtaʎa/ [ˈt̪a.ʎa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈtaʃa/ [ˈt̪a.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈtaʒa/ [ˈt̪a.ʒa]
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Rhymes: -aʎa
* Rhymes: -aʃa
* Rhymes: -aʒa
* Syllabification: ta‧lla

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French taille, with some senses taken from Catalan talla or Italian taglia.

#### Noun

talla f (plural tallas)
* size
    Synonyms: tamaño, porte
* clothing size
* height
    Synonym: altura
* carving
    Synonym: escultura
* (Chile, colloquial) joke
    Synonyms: broma, chiste

##### Derived terms

* dar la talla
* tallaje

##### Related terms

* tallar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

talla
* inflection of tallar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “talla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Verb

talla (present tallar, preterite tallade, supine tallat, imperative talla)
* (colloquial) to (lightly) touch (something that ought not to be touched)
    Sluta talla på fönsterrutan! Det blir fingeravtryck.Stop touching the window pane! It'll leave fingerprints.
* (colloquial) to grope (touch sexually), usually against someone's will
    Synonyms: kladda, tafsa, (molest) antasta

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### References

* talla in Svensk ordbok (SO)