tilltala
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish tiltala, equivalent to till (“to”) + tala (“speak”).
Verb
tilltala (present tilltalar, preterite tilltalade, supine tilltalat, imperative tilltala)
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 | |||
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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 |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tilltalande | |||
Past participle | tilltalad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |