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 can be hard to pronounce for English speakers.

2. to express

   Dei uttalte sterk misnøye.

   They expressed strong discontent.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/

Noun

uttala f

1. 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.

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.

Related terms

• uttal

References

• uttala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• uttala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• uttala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)