hallåa

Swedish

Etymology

From hallå (“hello”) +‎ -a (“-er”). From early in public radio's history when the main station connected to local stations by calling hallå, hallå (“hello, hello”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [häˈlôː.ä]
• Rhymes: -²oːa

Noun

hallåa c

1. (informal, television) continuity announcer, programme presenter

   Synonyms: presentatör, programpresentatörer, tv-presentatör, hallåflicka

   • 2020 April 3, Anna Shimoda, Hans Shimoda, SVT:s hallåor tillbaka i rutan efter åtta år‎^[1]:

     SVT har beslutat sig för att ta tillbaka sina hallåor för första gången på åtta år.

     SVT has decided to take back its continuity announcers for the first time in eight years.

2. (obsolete, radio) continuity announcer, programme presenter

   Synonym: hallåman

Declension

Declension of hallåa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hallåa	hallåan	hallåor	hallåorna
Genitive	hallåas	hallåans	hallåors	hallåornas

Further reading

• hallåa in Svensk ordbok.