fortale

Danish

Etymology

Likely from Old Norse fyrirtala. Compare Latin praefatio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒːˌtæːlə]

Noun

fortale c (singular definite fortalen, plural indefinite fortaler)

1. a prologue, foreword (common in older pieces of works)

   Synonym: forord

Declension

Declension of fortale

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fortale	fortalen	fortaler	fortalerne
genitive	fortales	fortalens	fortalers	fortalernes

Verb

fortale (imperative fortal, infinitive at fortale sig, present tense fortaler sig, past tense fortalte sig, perfect tense har fortalt sig)

1. (reflexive) to make a Freudian slip
2. (reflexive) to say the wrong word or expression

Conjugation

Conjugation of fortale

active passive present fortaler — past fortalte — infinitive fortale — imperative fortal — participle present - past fortalt (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

References

• “fortale” in Den Danske Ordbog