talea

Etymology

From Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).

Noun

talea f (plural talee)

1. cutting, scion

Anagrams

• alate, altea

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtaː.le.a/, [ˈtaː.ɫe.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.

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)
• talea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette