adoptiv
Danish
Etymology
From Latin adoptivus, from adoptare (“adopt”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + optāre (“to choose, desire”).
Usage notes
Only used in compounds.
Inflection
| Inflection of adoptiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | adoptiv | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | adoptivt | — | —2 |
| Plural | adoptive | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | adoptive | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
Derived terms
- adoptivbarn
- adoptivdatter
- adoptivfader
- adoptivfar
- adoptivforældre
- adoptivmoder
- adoptivmor
- adoptivsøn
Swedish
Declension
| Inflection of adoptiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | adoptiv | — | — |
| Neuter singular | adoptivt | — | — |
| Plural | adoptiva | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | adoptive | — | — |
| All | adoptiva | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- adoptivbarn
- adoptivdotter
- adoptivfar
- adoptivföräldrar
- adoptivmor
- adoptivson
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