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{{also|Talus|tálus|tālus}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|tallus}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈteɪləs/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-talus.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪləs|s=2}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|en|la|tālus}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|tali}}

# {{lb|en|anatomy}} The bone of the [[ankle]].

=====Synonyms=====
{{col3|en|
|anklebone
|astragalus
}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|en|
|talar
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-see|anklebone}}

=====See also=====
{{col3|en|
|bone
}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|en|fr|talus}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|geology}} A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1994|author=Cormac McCarthy|title=The Crossing|passage=By the time he reached the first '''talus''' slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2024 May 29|author=Nick Brodrick|title=Between a rock and a wet place...|journal=RAIL|issue=1010|page=39|text=Above here is what is known as a '''talus''' slope - sandstone that has gradually disintegrated and tumbled down to create a menacing sloping pile of loose rock.}}
# {{lb|en|architecture}} The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

=====Coordinate terms=====
{{col3|en|
|colluvium
|scree
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|сипей}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|talús|m}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|osyp|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|ur|c}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|urð|f}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|scileach|m}}, {{t|ga|sceallach|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|ur|c}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|steinrøys|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|о́сыпь|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|suť|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|melišče|n}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|taluskon|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====References=====
* William Duane, [http://books.google.com/books?id=BLxBAAAAIAAJ A Military Dictionary], p. 179.
* {{R:Britannica 1911|Talus}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=alstu|Altus|Aults|Austl.|Latus|Tauls|Tulsa|latus|sault}}

{{C|en|Bones}}

==Estonian==

===Noun===
{{head|et|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|et|talu||ine|s}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{unk|fr}}. Possibly from {{bor|fr|cel-gau|*talutum|t=slope}}, derived from {{m|cel-gau|*talu|t=front}}, from {{m+|cel-pro|*talu|t=front}}. Compare {{m+|la|talutium|t=slope containing gold deposits}}.<ref>{{R:cel:DLG|page=288|head='''talu-, talamon-'''}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-talus.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# [[slope]], [[embankment]]
{{attention|fr|needs more definitions}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ca|talús}}
* {{desc|en|talus}}
* {{desc|gl|talude}}
* {{desc|pt|talude}}
* {{desctree|es|talud}}

===References===
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===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|salut}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
{{root|la|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}
From {{inh|la|itc-pro|*tākslos}}, with multiple theories proposed:<ref>{{R:itc:EDL|pages=605-6}}</ref>
* Possibly from {{inh|la|ine-pro||*téh₂g-s-los}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*teh₂g-||to touch|id=touch}} (whence {{m|la|tangō}}).
* Alternatively, cognate with {{cog|sa|तल|t=plane, surface}}. {{rfv-etym|la}}
* From {{suf|ine-pro|*steh₂-|t1=to stand|*-tlom|alt2=*-tleh₂|nocat=1}}/{{m|ine-pro|*-dʰlom|*-dʰleh₂|pos=instrument noun suffix}}, and directly cognate with {{cog|cy|sawdl|t=heel}}. This is phonetically difficult, as it requires an ''s''-less variant of ''*steh₂-'', as well as addition of an unknown and arbitrary suffix ''*-k-''.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|tālus}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|tālus<2>}}

# {{lb|la|anatomy}} the [[ankle]] or [[anklebone]] (of [[animals]]), [[talus#English|talus]]; [[knucklebone]]
# an [[oblong]] [[die]] [[rounded]] at its [[ends]] and only [[marked]] on its other [[four]] [[sides]]
# {{lb|la|figuratively}} the [[heel]]

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|tālus<2>}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|heel}} {{l|la|calx}}, {{l|la|tālō}} {{q|Medieval Latin}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|la|subtel}}
* {{l|la|tālāris}}
* {{l|la|tālārius}}
* {{l|la|tālō}}; {{l|la|tālōnus}} {{q|Medieval Latin|from Romance}}
* {{l|la|tāxillus}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|talus}}
* {{desc|VL.|*talonis|der=1}}
** {{desctree|fro|talon}}
** {{desc|it|tallone}}
* {{desc|it|talo}}
* {{desc|it|talismo|der=1}}
* {{desc|pt|tálus|bor=1}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:M&A}}
* {{R:PersEnc}}
* {{R:Peck}}
* {{R:Smith's Antiquities}}
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