Uppsala

See also: uppsala and Uppsalą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally upper halls, upper dwellings), from upp (up) +‎ salir (halls, rooms, plural of salr).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʊpsɑːlə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ʊpˈsɑlə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlə
  • Hyphenation: Upp‧sa‧la

Proper noun

Uppsala

  1. A city in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈupsɑlɑ/, [ˈups̠ɑ̝lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -upsɑlɑ

Proper noun

Uppsala

  1. alternative form of Upsala

Declension

Inflection of Uppsala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Uppsala
genitive Uppsalan
partitive Uppsalaa
illative Uppsalaan
singular plural
nominative Uppsala
accusative nom. Uppsala
gen. Uppsalan
genitive Uppsalan
partitive Uppsalaa
inessive Uppsalassa
elative Uppsalasta
illative Uppsalaan
adessive Uppsalalla
ablative Uppsalalta
allative Uppsalalle
essive Uppsalana
translative Uppsalaksi
abessive Uppsalatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Uppsala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Uppsalani
accusative nom. Uppsalani
gen. Uppsalani
genitive Uppsalani
partitive Uppsalaani
inessive Uppsalassani
elative Uppsalastani
illative Uppsalaani
adessive Uppsalallani
ablative Uppsalaltani
allative Uppsalalleni
essive Uppsalanani
translative Uppsalakseni
abessive Uppsalattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Uppsalasi
accusative nom. Uppsalasi
gen. Uppsalasi
genitive Uppsalasi
partitive Uppsalaasi
inessive Uppsalassasi
elative Uppsalastasi
illative Uppsalaasi
adessive Uppsalallasi
ablative Uppsalaltasi
allative Uppsalallesi
essive Uppsalanasi
translative Uppsalaksesi
abessive Uppsalattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Uppsalamme
accusative nom. Uppsalamme
gen. Uppsalamme
genitive Uppsalamme
partitive Uppsalaamme
inessive Uppsalassamme
elative Uppsalastamme
illative Uppsalaamme
adessive Uppsalallamme
ablative Uppsalaltamme
allative Uppsalallemme
essive Uppsalanamme
translative Uppsalaksemme
abessive Uppsalattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Uppsalanne
accusative nom. Uppsalanne
gen. Uppsalanne
genitive Uppsalanne
partitive Uppsalaanne
inessive Uppsalassanne
elative Uppsalastanne
illative Uppsalaanne
adessive Uppsalallanne
ablative Uppsalaltanne
allative Uppsalallenne
essive Uppsalananne
translative Uppsalaksenne
abessive Uppsalattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Uppsalansa
accusative nom. Uppsalansa
gen. Uppsalansa
genitive Uppsalansa
partitive Uppsalaansa
inessive Uppsalassaan
Uppsalassansa
elative Uppsalastaan
Uppsalastansa
illative Uppsalaansa
adessive Uppsalallaan
Uppsalallansa
ablative Uppsalaltaan
Uppsalaltansa
allative Uppsalalleen
Uppsalallensa
essive Uppsalanaan
Uppsalanansa
translative Uppsalakseen
Uppsalaksensa
abessive Uppsalattaan
Uppsalattansa
instructive
comitative

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally upper halls, upper dwellings), from upp (up) +‎ salir (halls, rooms, plural of salr).

Proper noun

Uppsala n (proper noun, strong, genitive Uppsalas)

  1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)
Declension
Derived terms
  • Uppsalaer
    • Uppsalaerin

Etymology 2

Blend of ups (oops) +‎ hoppala (oops), influenced by the Swedish city.

Interjection

Uppsala

  1. (humorous) oopsy-daisy, oh dear.
    • 2009 November 29, Kate Hall, quotee, “Kate Hall: "Es ist ein Uppsala-Baby"”, in Berliner Zeitung[1]:
      Die schöne TV-Gesangslehrerin zur B.Z.: „Es ist ein Uppsala-Baby. Wir dachten: Was ist denn da passiert?!“
      The beautiful TV singing teacher said to B.Z.: "It's an oopsy-daisy-baby. We thought: what's happened here?!"
    • 2020 October 28, Jim Carrey, Memoiren und Falschinformationen: Ein (fast) autobiographischer Hollywood-Roman, Droemer eBook, →ISBN:
      Er zertrümmerte einer Bestie den Schädel – sagte »Uppsala!« – und schleuderte eine weitere durch die Luft
      He crushed the skull of one beast – said "Oopsy-daisy!" – and flung another through the air
    • 2024 April 15, “Falschparker-App Scout Park: Falschparker anzeigen und Prämie kassieren”, in CIO[2]:
      Uppsala, da hat einer falsch geparkt!
      Oopsy-daisy, someone's parked there illegally!
Alternative forms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally upper halls, upper dwellings), from upp (up) +‎ salir (halls, rooms, plural of salr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.psa.la/
  • Rhymes: -upsala
  • Hyphenation: Ùpp‧sa‧la

Proper noun

Uppsala f

  1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /upˈsa.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: Upp‧sa‧la

Proper noun

Uppsala f

  1. Uppsala (a city in Sweden)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • uppsalski
nouns
  • uppsalczyk
  • uppsalka

Further reading

  • Uppsala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally upper halls, upper dwellings), from upp (up) +‎ salir (halls, rooms, plural of salr).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /upˈsa.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /upˈsa.la/

Proper noun

Uppsala ?

  1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Uppsalir (literally upper halls, upper dwellings), from upp (up) +‎ salir (halls, rooms, plural of salr); equivalent to Swedish upp +‎ salar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɵpːˌsɑːla/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Uppsala n (genitive Uppsalas)

  1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)

Derived terms

  • Uppsalabo

Descendants