uttala

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From ut (“out”) +‎ tala (“speak”).

Alternative forms

• uttale

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 kan 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

• “uttala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

ut +‎ tala

Verb

uttala

1. to pronounce (to sound out a word)
2. to say (explicitly, clearly), to express

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.

Related terms

• uttal