talp

From Latin talpa (“mole”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtalp]

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talp m (plural talps)

1. mole (a burrowing animal)
2. mole (an internal spy)

• “talp”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

A local substrate word of undocumented provenience, probably from Cotinic, Gepidic or else East Germanic together with Romanian talpă (“sole”), which see for more comparisons.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒlp]
• Rhymes: -ɒlp

talp (plural talpak)

1. sole (of the foot)
2. (typography) serif

• talp in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

talp (nominative plural talps)

1. mole

Borrowed from Middle English talpa.

talp m (plural talpiau or talpau, diminutive talpyn or talpen or tolpyn or twlpyn)

1. lump, chunk, mass, clod

   Synonyms: lwmp, darn, slab, priddell, cnepyn, dernyn, cwlff, clobyn, tamaid, pentwr

2. swelling, growth, tumor

   Synonyms: chwydd, tyfiant

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “talp”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “talp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies