ringakta

Swedish

Etymology

ringa (“insignificant”) +‎ akta (“value; esteem; regard”). Compare Danish ringeagte, German geringachten, geringschätzen.

Verb

ringakta (present ringaktar, preterite ringaktade, supine ringaktat, imperative ringakta)

1. disrespect, disparage

Conjugation

Conjugation of ringakta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ringakta		ringaktas
Supine	ringaktat		ringaktats
Imperative	ringakta		—
Imper. plural1	ringakten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ringaktar	ringaktade	ringaktas	ringaktades
Ind. plural1	ringakta	ringaktade	ringaktas	ringaktades
Subjunctive2	ringakte	ringaktade	ringaktes	ringaktades
	Participles
Present participle	ringaktande
Past participle	ringaktad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ringaktning

Related terms

• förringa
• förakta

References

• ringakta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ringakta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ringakta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)