tilltala

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tiltala, equivalent to till (“to”) +‎ tala (“speak”).

Verb

tilltala (present tilltalar, preterite tilltalade, supine tilltalat, imperative tilltala)

  1. address (speak to)
  2. please (appeal to)
    Synonym: behaga
  3. (law, rare) prosecute
    Synonym: åtala

Usage notes

The verb sense "prosecute" is almost exclusively used in the form of the past participle tilltalad (meaning "prosecuted [person]" or "defendant").

Conjugation

Conjugation of tilltala (weak)
active passive
infinitive tilltala tilltalas
supine tilltalat tilltalats
imperative tilltala —
imper. plural1 tilltalen —
present past present past
indicative tilltalar tilltalade tilltalas tilltalades
ind. plural1 tilltala tilltalade tilltalas tilltalades
subjunctive2 tilltale tilltalade tilltales tilltalades
present participle tilltalande
past participle tilltalad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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