Faroese

Noun

talan f (genitive singular talanar, plural talanir)

1. talking, saying (in expressions)

Derived terms

• talan er um ... - (we are) talking about ...

Declension

Icelandic

Noun

talan

1. definite nominative singular of tala

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• talant
• talent

Etymology

Latin talentum.

Adjective

talan m ‎(oblique plural talans, nominative singular talans, nominative plural talan)

1. wish; desire

References

• (fr)(de) talentum in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Spanish

Verb

talan

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of talar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of talar.

Swedish

Etymology

tala +‎ -an

Noun

talan c

1. proceeding, speech, the right to speak

   föra talan inför domstolar och andra myndigheter

   be a party to legal proceedings

   rätt att föra talan

   rights to bring actions

   En sådan talan skall väckas inom två månader

   Such proceedings shall be instituted within two months

   att pröva talan som väcks av en medlemsstat'

   have jurisdiction in actions brought by a Member State

Declension

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• talant (literary)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtalan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːlan/

Verb

talan

1. (colloquial) third-person singular future of tali

Mutation