talpa

Etymology

talp +‎ -a (“possessive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒlpɒ]
• Hyphenation: tal‧pa

Noun

talpa

1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of talp

Etymology

From Latin talpa (“mole”).

Noun

talpa f (plural talpe)

1. mole (animal or planted spy)
2. moleskin
3. excavator

Noun

talpa m (invariable)

1. moleskin (colour)

Etymology

Lewis and Short attribute to the same root as Latin scalpō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.pa/, [ˈtaɫ.pa]

Noun

talpa f (genitive talpae); first declension

1. mole (a burrowing animal)

References

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

Etymology

From Latin talpa (“mole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtalpo]

Noun

talpa m (plural talpas)

1. mole

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?].

Noun

tȃlpa f (Cyrillic spelling та̑лпа)

1. (regional) plank

Synonyms

• dàska