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
- (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.
- (obsolete, radio) continuity announcer, programme presenter
- Synonym: hallåman
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hallåa | hallåas |
| definite | hallåan | hallåans | |
| plural | indefinite | hallåor | hallåors |
| definite | hallåorna | hallåornas |
Further reading
- hallåa in Svensk ordbok.