bakdanta

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bak (adverb) +‎ danta. Cognate of German tändeln.

Verb

bakdanta (present bakdantar, preterite bakdantade, supine bakdantat, imperative bakdanta)

1. (rare) malign, vilify, badmouth

   Synonym: baktala

Conjugation

Conjugation of bakdanta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bakdanta		bakdantas
supine	bakdantat		bakdantats
imperative	bakdanta		—
imper. plural1	bakdanten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bakdantar	bakdantade	bakdantas	bakdantades
ind. plural1	bakdanta	bakdantade	bakdantas	bakdantades
subjunctive2	bakdante	bakdantade	bakdantes	bakdantades
present participle		bakdantande
past participle		bakdantad

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

Derived terms

• bakdantare
• bakdanteri

Further reading

• bakdanta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker