tales

See also: Tales, talés, tałes, and tåles

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɪlz/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Homophone: tails
  • Rhymes: -eɪlz

Noun

tales

  1. plural of tale

Verb

tales

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) third-person singular simple present indicative of tale

Etymology 2

From Latin plural of talis (such (persons)).

Pronunciation

Noun

tales (plural tales)

  1. (law) A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
  2. (law) A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.
  3. (law) A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

tales (plural talesim or taleysim or talaisim or taleisim)

  1. Alternative form of tallit (Jewish prayer shawl).

Anagrams

Abung

Etymology

From Proto-Lampungic *taləs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taləs/; [tɑˈləs, -lɘs]

Noun

tales

  1. yam
  2. taro

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Noun

tales (Balinese script ᬢᬍᬲ᭄)

  1. yam
    Synonym: kladi
  2. taro
    Synonym: kladi

Further reading

  • tales” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Betawi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *taləs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Noun

tales

  1. yam
  2. taro

Catalan

Verb

tales

  1. second-person singular present indicative of talar

Central Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *táləs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Noun

tales

  1. taro

Danish

Noun

tales c

  1. genitive singular indefinite of tale

French

Verb

tales

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of taler

Anagrams

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦭꦼꦱ꧀
Pegon
Roman tales

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs (compare English taro, a borrowing from Maori).

Noun

tales

  1. taro

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

tālēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of tālis

Madurese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Noun

tales

  1. yam
    Synonym: kaladi
  2. taro

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

tales

  1. passive form of tale

Portuguese

Verb

tales

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of talar

Spanish

Adjective

tales m pl

  1. plural of tal

Verb

tales

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of talar

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

tales

  1. pronunciation spelling of talais

Mutation

Mutated forms of tales
radical soft nasal aspirate
tales dales nhales thales

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