expressief

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French expressif. Equivalent to expressie +‎ -ief.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛks.prɛˈsif/
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  • Hyphenation: ex‧pres‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

expressief (comparative expressiever, superlative expressiefst)

  1. expressive (effectively conveying thought or feeling)

Declension

Declension of expressief
uninflected expressief
inflected expressieve
comparative expressiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial expressief expressiever het expressiefst
het expressiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. expressieve expressievere expressiefste
n. sing. expressief expressiever expressiefste
plural expressieve expressievere expressiefste
definite expressieve expressievere expressiefste
partitive expressiefs expressievers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ekspresif

References