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ταλέντο
talent (a natural ability or gift) /taˈlento/
nounB1#1149 most common
Also: gift, aptitude, flair
Example sentences
Το παιδί έχει ταλέντο στη μουσική.
The child has talent in music.
Η Μαρία έχει μεγάλο ταλέντο στο σχέδιο.
Maria has great talent for drawing.
Ο δάσκαλος αναγνώρισε αμέσως το ταλέντο του μαθητή.
The teacher immediately recognized the student's talent.
Πρέπει να καλλιεργήσουμε τα ταλέντα των νέων ανθρώπων.
We must cultivate the talents of young people.
Το ταλέντο χωρίς σκληρή δουλειά σπάνια οδηγεί στην επιτυχία.
Talent without hard work rarely leads to success.
Η εταιρεία επενδύει στην ανακάλυψη και την ανάπτυξη ταλέντων σε όλο τον κόσμο.
The company invests in discovering and developing talent around the world.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ταλέντο | τα ταλέντα |
| Genitive | του ταλέντου | των ταλέντων |
| Accusative | το ταλέντο | τα ταλέντα |
| Vocative | ταλέντο | ταλέντα |
Word family
ταλαντούχοςtalented, gifted
τάλαντοtalent (ancient weight or currency unit)
ταλαντεύομαιto sway, waver, fluctuate
πολυτάλαντοςhighly talented (literary)
Etymology
The word traces back to Ancient Greek τάλαντον, which meant a balance scale and, by extension, a unit of weight or a sum of money. Latin borrowed it as talentum, still meaning a sum of money. The sense shifted to 'natural gift' in medieval Europe, largely through the biblical Parable of the Talents, where a servant is entrusted with a sum of money to invest and grow. Modern Greek ταλέντο is a re-borrowing of this later, figurative sense, arriving through Italian and French rather than descending directly from the ancient word.
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