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)

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.

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

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