tālea

tālea lat. Wrtdtng: "Teil, Geteiltes"; ‘Stäbchen, Setzling, jedes abgeschnittene stabförmige Stück’; Stock

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[3012] tālea, ae, f., I) das Stäbchen, der Setzling, Steckling, das Setzreis, Scriptt. r.r. u. Plin. – II) übtr.: A) = jedes Reis, Ser. Samm. 167. – B) jedes abgeschnittene, stabförmige Stück, a) ein oben mit einem eisernen Haken versehener kurzer runder Pfahl oder Pflock, den man im Kriege in die Erde schlug, um die feindliche [3012] Reiterei zu fangen, die Barre, taleae ferreis hamis infixis etc., Caes. b.G. 7, 73, 9. – b) ein kleiner Balken, die Fugen der Mauern zusammenzuhalten, Vitr. 1, 5, 3. – c) talea ferrea, ein längliches Stückchen Eisen, ein Eisenstäbchen, als Geld bei den Britanniern, die Barre, Caes. b.G. 5, 12, 4.

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Of unclear origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂l- (“to grow; young animal”) and compared with Ancient Greek τᾶλῐς (tâlĭs, “maiden, bride”), but the existence of this root, as well as the cognacy of the Greek term, has been called into question. The only other viable etymology that has been described in the literature considers the term as a derivative of tālus (“ankle, knuckle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtaː.ɫe.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪aː.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.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tālea	tāleae
genitive	tāleae	tāleārum
dative	tāleae	tāleīs
accusative	tāleam	tāleās
ablative	tāleā	tāleīs
vocative	tālea	tāleae