aggressiv
Danish
Inflection
Inflection of aggressiv | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | aggressiv | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
Neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
Plural | aggressive | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
Definite attributive1 | aggressive | aggressivere | aggressiveste |
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. |
Related terms
- aggressivitet
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /aɡʁɛˈsiːf/
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist aggressiv | sie ist aggressiv | es ist aggressiv | sie sind aggressiv | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | aggressiver | aggressive | aggressives | aggressive |
genitive | aggressiven | aggressiver | aggressiven | aggressiver | |
dative | aggressivem | aggressiver | aggressivem | aggressiven | |
accusative | aggressiven | aggressive | aggressives | aggressive | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aggressive | die aggressive | das aggressive | die aggressiven |
genitive | des aggressiven | der aggressiven | des aggressiven | der aggressiven | |
dative | dem aggressiven | der aggressiven | dem aggressiven | den aggressiven | |
accusative | den aggressiven | die aggressive | das aggressive | die aggressiven | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein aggressiver | eine aggressive | ein aggressives | (keine) aggressiven |
genitive | eines aggressiven | einer aggressiven | eines aggressiven | (keiner) aggressiven | |
dative | einem aggressiven | einer aggressiven | einem aggressiven | (keinen) aggressiven | |
accusative | einen aggressiven | eine aggressive | ein aggressives | (keine) aggressiven |
Related terms
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaɡʀæˈsiːf/, [ˌɑɡʀæˈsiːf]
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiven, neuter aggressiivt, comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten)
Maltese
Antonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
aggressiv (neuter singular aggressivt, definite singular and plural aggressive, comparative mer aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
- aggressive (tending or disposed to aggression)
- De er kjent for å føre en aggressiv politikk.
- They are known for having an aggressive policy.
Synonyms
- angrepslysten, angripende, anmassende, fiendtlig, krigslysten, nærgående, offensiv, påtrengende, stridbar, stridslysten
Related terms
- aggresivitet
- aggressor
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiv, feminine aggressiv, neuter aggressivt, plural aggressive, comparative meir aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
- aggressive (tending or disposed to aggress)
- Dei er kjende for å føre ein aggressiv politikk.
- They are known for having an aggressive policy.
Synonyms
- åtakande, angripande, krigersk, fiendtleg, nærgåande, offensiv, påtrengjande, stridbar, stridlyndt, stridslysten
Related terms
- aggresivitet
- aggressor
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɡrɛsiːv/
Declension
Inflection of aggressiv | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | aggressiv | aggressivare | aggressivast |
Neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivare | aggressivast |
Plural | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | aggressive | aggressivare | aggressivaste |
All | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
References
- aggressiv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)