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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French défectif or Latin defectivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdeː.fɛkˈtif/
- Hyphenation: de‧fec‧tief
- Rhymes: -if
Adjective
defectief (not comparable)
- defective (having defects)
- (linguistics) defective (lacking certain inflected forms)
- (linguistics) defective (spelt without matres lectionis)
Declension