hátalari

Icelandic

Etymology

From hátt (loud) +‎ tala (to talk, to speak) +‎ -ari (-er), a calque of English loudspeaker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhauːtʰaːlarɪ/

Noun

hátalari m (genitive singular hátalara, nominative plural hátalarar)

  1. loudspeaker, speaker
    Synonym: (very rare) gellir

Declension

Declension of hátalari (masculine, based on -ari)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hátalari hátalarinn hátalarar hátalararnir
accusative hátalara hátalarann hátalara hátalarana
dative hátalara hátalaranum hátölurum hátölurunum
genitive hátalara hátalarans hátalara hátalaranna

Derived terms

  • fjölhólfahátalari (multicellular loudspeaker)
  • hátalarakerfi (a speaker system)
  • hátalarasamtæða (multichannel loudspeaker, composite loudspeaker)
  • hornhátalari (horn loudspeaker)
  • jónhátalari (ionic loudspeaker)
  • keiluhátalari (cone loudspeaker)
  • kristalhátalari (piezoelectric loudspeaker)
  • rafhreyfihátalari (moving-conductor loudspeaker, electrodynamic loudspeaker, moving-coil loudspeaker)
  • rafsegulhátalari (electromagnetic loudspeaker, moving-iron loudspeaker)
  • rafstöðuhátalari (electrostatic loudspeaker, condenser loudspeaker)
  • segulherpihátalari (magnetostriction loudspeaker)
  • þéttishátalari (electrostatic loudspeaker, condenser loudspeaker)
  • þrýstiloftshátalari (pneumatic loudspeaker)
  • þrýstirafhátalari (piezoelectric loudspeaker)

See also