collectief

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French collectif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.lɛkˈtif/
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  • Hyphenation: col‧lec‧tief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

collectief (not comparable)

  1. collective

Declension

Declension of collectief
uninflected collectief
inflected collectieve
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial collectief
indefinite m./f. sing. collectieve
n. sing. collectief
plural collectieve
definite collectieve
partitive collectiefs

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kolèktif

Noun

collectief n (plural collectieven)

  1. a group, a collective
  2. (grammar) a collective noun
  3. a collective farm