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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French explosif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛks.ploːˈzif/
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  • Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Noun

explosief n (plural explosieven)

  1. explosive

Derived terms

Adjective

explosief (comparative explosiever, superlative explosiefst)

  1. explosive

Declension

Declension of explosief
uninflected explosief
inflected explosieve
comparative explosiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial explosief explosiever het explosiefst
het explosiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. explosieve explosievere explosiefste
n. sing. explosief explosiever explosiefste
plural explosieve explosievere explosiefste
definite explosieve explosievere explosiefste
partitive explosiefs explosievers

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: eksplosief
  • Indonesian: eksplosif