defensief

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French défensif. Equivalent to defensie +‎ -ief.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.fɛnˈsif/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

defensief (comparative defensiever, superlative defensiefst)

  1. defensive

Declension

Declension of defensief
uninflected defensief
inflected defensieve
comparative defensiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial defensief defensiever het defensiefst
het defensiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. defensieve defensievere defensiefste
n. sing. defensief defensiever defensiefste
plural defensieve defensievere defensiefste
definite defensieve defensievere defensiefste
partitive defensiefs defensievers —

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: défénsif
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