fortalelse

Danish

Etymology

fortale +‎ -else.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʌˈtæˀləlsə]

Noun

fortalelse c (singular definite fortalelsen, plural indefinite fortalelser)

1. an utterance in which the speaker says something that should have been kept secret (e.g. freudian slip)
2. an utterance in which the speaker happens to say the wrong word or expression

Declension

Declension of fortalelse

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fortalelse	fortalelsen	fortalelser	fortalelserne
genitive	fortalelses	fortalelsens	fortalelsers	fortalelsernes

References

• “fortalelse” in Den Danske Ordbog