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talbot

/ˈtɔːlbət/

talbot noun: an mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.

Noun (1)

talbot (plural talbots)

  1. An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.

Noun (2)

talbot (plural talbots)

  1. A type of hound with broad mouth and large ears, once used for hunting and tracking.

Proper noun capitalized: Talbot

Talbot (usually uncountable, plural Talbots)

  1. (usually) An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
    • Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents.2016 June 13, Hilary Bird, “Baby named Sahaiʔa prompts changes to Vital Statistics Act”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2016
  2. (usually) A male given name.
  3. (usually) An earldom in the British peerage
  4. (usually) A former brand of English motor car.
  5. (usually) An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
  6. (usually) An unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.
  7. (usually) A town in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.

talbot meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

talbot in Hindi

टैलबोट, टैलबॉट, टैल्बोट

talbot in Tamil

டால்போட், தால்போட்

talbot in Marathi

टॅलबोट, टॅलबॉट, टॅल्बॉट

talbot in Urdu

ٹیلبوٹ, ٹالبوٹ
More languagesFewer languages
talbot in Bengali
ট্যালবট, ট্যালবোট, টালবট
talbot in Telugu
టాల్బోట్, టాల్బాట్
talbot in Malayalam
ടാൽബോട്ട്, താൽബോട്ട്
talbot in Kannada
ಟಾಲ್ಬೋಟ್, ಟ್ಯಾಲ್ಬೋಟ್, ಟಾಲ್ಬೊಟ್
talbot in Punjabi
ਟੈਲਬੋਟ, ਟੈਲਬੌਟ, ਟੈਲਬਟ
talbot in Gujarati
ટેલ્બોટ, ટેલબોટ
talbot in Odia
ଟାଲ୍ବଟ୍, ଟାଲ୍ବୋଟ, ଟାଲ୍ବୋଟ୍
talbot in Nepali
ट्याल्बोट, ताल्बोट, ट्यालबोट

Forms of talbot

Noun
pluraltalbots
Proper noun
pluralTalbots
alternative formTalbott
alternative formTalbut
alternative formTalbutt
alternative formTaulbut

Plural of talbot: talbots

Origin of talbot

After Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th-century pioneer of photography.

Possibly after a Norman family Talbot

From Middle English talbot, from Old French talebot (“bandit”); a Norman nickname applied to robbers who blackened their faces to avoid recognition, from Old High German *Talbald (personal name), from Old High German tal (“valley, dale”) + bald (“bold, courageous”).

Words formed from talbot

Phrases with talbot

Questions about talbot

What does talbot mean?
Talbot means an mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.
What is talbot in Hindi?
Talbot in Hindi is टैलबोट, टैलबॉट, टैल्बोट. See Talbot meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is talbot?
Talbot can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce talbot?
Talbot is pronounced /ˈtɔːlbət/.
What is the plural of talbot?
The plural of talbot is talbots.

Words near talbot in the dictionary

  1. talayots
  2. talazoparib
  3. Talbert
  4. Talberts
  5. Talbingo
  6. talbot
  7. Talbot County
  8. Talbot Green
  9. Talbot's law
  10. Talbot-Plateau law
  11. talbots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: talbot (page history and authors); Talbot (page history and authors); talbot (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talbot (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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