baktala

Swedish

Etymology

From bak- (“back-”) +‎ tala (“talk”), ultimately from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”).

Verb

baktala (present baktalar, preterite baktalade, supine baktalat, imperative baktala)

  1. to malign, to slander
    Synonyms: förtala, smutskasta, ärekränka

Usage notes

Speak ill of more generally compared to förtala, which implies potentially libelous slander.

Conjugation

Conjugation of baktala (weak)
active passive
infinitive baktala baktalas
supine baktalat baktalats
imperative baktala —
imper. plural1 baktalen —
present past present past
indicative baktalar baktalade baktalas baktalades
ind. plural1 baktala baktalade baktalas baktalades
subjunctive2 baktale baktalade baktales baktalades
present participle baktalande
past participle baktalad

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

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