uttala

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From ut (“out”) +‎ tala (“speak”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/

Verb

uttala (present tense uttalar or uttaler, past tense uttala or uttalte, past participle uttala or uttalt, present participle uttalande, imperative uttal)

  1. to pronounce
    Vokalen ø kan vera vanskeleg å uttala for engelsktalande.
    The vowel ø can be hard to pronounce for English speakers.
  2. to express
    Dei uttalte sterk misnøye.
    They expressed strong discontent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/

Noun

uttala f

  1. definite singular of uttale

References

Swedish

Etymology

From ut (“out”) +‎ tala (“speak”). Compare Danish udtale, Norwegian uttale and Norwegian Nynorsk uttala.

Verb

uttala (present uttalar, preterite uttalade, supine uttalat, imperative uttala)

  1. to pronounce (to sound out a word)
    Hur uttalas det här ordet?
    How is this word pronounced?
  2. to express (an opinion or the like)
  3. (often somewhat solemn) to say (generally)
  4. to give (a verdict)
    uttala en dom
    give a verdict

Conjugation
Conjugation of uttala (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive uttala uttalas
Supine uttalat uttalats
Imperative uttala —
Imper. plural1 uttalen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative uttalar uttalade uttalas uttalades
Ind. plural1 uttala uttalade uttalas uttalades
Subjunctive2 uttale uttalade uttales uttalades
Participles
Present participle uttalande
Past participle uttalad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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