defensiv

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin dēfendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˈdɛ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌdɛ.fɛnˈziːf/, /ˌdɛ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.fɛnˌsiːf/, /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈsiːf/ (Austria)
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Adjective

defensiv (strong nominative masculine singular defensiver, comparative defensiver, superlative am defensivsten)

  1. defensive

Declension

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French défensif.

Adjective

defensiv m or n (feminine singular defensivă, masculine plural defensivi, feminine and neuter plural defensive)

  1. defensive

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite defensiv defensivă defensivi defensive
definite defensivul defensiva defensivii defensivele
genitive/
dative
indefinite defensiv defensive defensivi defensive
definite defensivului defensivei defensivilor defensivelor

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French défensive, from défense, from Latin dēfendere.

Adjective

defensiv (comparative defensivare, superlative defensivast)

  1. defensive
    Antonym: offensiv

Declension

Inflection of defensiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular defensiv defensivare defensivast
Neuter singular defensivt defensivare defensivast
Plural defensiva defensivare defensivast
Masculine plural3 defensive defensivare defensivast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 defensive defensivare defensivaste
All defensiva defensivare defensivaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

defensiv c

  1. defensive
    Antonym: offensiv

Declension

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