ratihabera
Swedish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ratihabēre, from Latin ratus (“fixed; certain”) + habere (“to have”). Compare origin of ratificera.
Verb
ratihabera (present ratihaberar, preterite ratihaberade, supine ratihaberat, imperative ratihabera)
- (law) ratihabit (subsequently approve something that without such approval is not legally valid, for example a commitment made by a person without a power of attorney)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ratihabera | ratihaberas | ||
| supine | ratihaberat | ratihaberats | ||
| imperative | ratihabera | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | ratihaberen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ratihaberar | ratihaberade | ratihaberas | ratihaberades |
| ind. plural1 | ratihabera | ratihaberade | ratihaberas | ratihaberades |
| subjunctive2 | ratihabere | ratihaberade | ratihaberes | ratihaberades |
| present participle | ratihaberande | |||
| past participle | ratihaberad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- ratihabering