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)
- to pronounce
- Vokalen ø kan vera vanskeleg å uttala for engelsktalande.
- The vowel ø can be hard to pronounce for English speakers.
- to express
- Dei uttalte sterk misnøye.
- They expressed strong discontent.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/
Noun
uttala f
- definite singular of uttale
References
- “uttala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From ut (“out”) + tala (“speak”). Compare Danish udtale, Norwegian uttale and Norwegian Nynorsk uttala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʉːˌtɑːla/
Verb
uttala (present uttalar, preterite uttalade, supine uttalat, imperative uttala)
- to pronounce (to sound out a word)
- Hur uttalas det här ordet?
- How is this word pronounced?
- to express (an opinion or the like)
- (often somewhat solemn) to say (generally)
- to give (a verdict)
- uttala en dom
- give a verdict
Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | uttalande | |||
| past participle | uttalad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.