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

Positive forms of defensiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist defensiv sie ist defensiv es ist defensiv sie sind defensiv
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative defensiver defensive defensives defensive
genitive defensiven defensiver defensiven defensiver
dative defensivem defensiver defensivem defensiven
accusative defensiven defensive defensives defensive
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der defensive die defensive das defensive die defensiven
genitive des defensiven der defensiven des defensiven der defensiven
dative dem defensiven der defensiven dem defensiven den defensiven
accusative den defensiven die defensive das defensive die defensiven
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein defensiver eine defensive ein defensives (keine) defensiven
genitive eines defensiven einer defensiven eines defensiven (keiner) defensiven
dative einem defensiven einer defensiven einem defensiven (keinen) defensiven
accusative einen defensiven eine defensive ein defensives (keine) defensiven
Comparative forms of defensiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist defensiver sie ist defensiver es ist defensiver sie sind defensiver
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative defensiverer defensivere defensiveres defensivere
genitive defensiveren defensiverer defensiveren defensiverer
dative defensiverem defensiverer defensiverem defensiveren
accusative defensiveren defensivere defensiveres defensivere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der defensivere die defensivere das defensivere die defensiveren
genitive des defensiveren der defensiveren des defensiveren der defensiveren
dative dem defensiveren der defensiveren dem defensiveren den defensiveren
accusative den defensiveren die defensivere das defensivere die defensiveren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein defensiverer eine defensivere ein defensiveres (keine) defensiveren
genitive eines defensiveren einer defensiveren eines defensiveren (keiner) defensiveren
dative einem defensiveren einer defensiveren einem defensiveren (keinen) defensiveren
accusative einen defensiveren eine defensivere ein defensiveres (keine) defensiveren
Superlative forms of defensiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am defensivsten sie ist am defensivsten es ist am defensivsten sie sind am defensivsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative defensivster defensivste defensivstes defensivste
genitive defensivsten defensivster defensivsten defensivster
dative defensivstem defensivster defensivstem defensivsten
accusative defensivsten defensivste defensivstes defensivste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der defensivste die defensivste das defensivste die defensivsten
genitive des defensivsten der defensivsten des defensivsten der defensivsten
dative dem defensivsten der defensivsten dem defensivsten den defensivsten
accusative den defensivsten die defensivste das defensivste die defensivsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein defensivster eine defensivste ein defensivstes (keine) defensivsten
genitive eines defensivsten einer defensivsten eines defensivsten (keiner) defensivsten
dative einem defensivsten einer defensivsten einem defensivsten (keinen) defensivsten
accusative einen defensivsten eine defensivste ein defensivstes (keine) defensivsten

Further reading

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

Declension of defensiv
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

Declension of defensiv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite defensiv defensivs
definite defensiven defensivens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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