Italian

Noun

talea f ‎(plural talee)

1. cutting, scion

Anagrams

• alate, altea

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂l- ‎(“to grow; young animal”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtaː.le.a/

Noun

tālea f ‎(genitive tāleae); first declension

1. A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod, stick, stake, bar.
2. A cutting, set or layer for planting.
3. (by extension) A scion, twig, sprig.

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (rod): virga
• (scion): virga

Derived terms

• tāleola
• taliō

Descendants

• Italian: talea
• German: Teller
• Halifreesk: täliir
• Dutch: taloor (Belgian; West-Flemish; informal)

References

• talea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• talea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• TALEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “talea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.