figurativ
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Danish
Adjective
figurativ
Inflection
| Inflection of figurativ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | figurativ | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | figurativt | — | —2 |
| Plural | figurative | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | figurative | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
References
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
figurativ (strong nominative masculine singular figurativer, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of figurativ (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “figurativ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “figurativ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French figuratif, from Late Latin figurativus.
Adjective
figurativ (masculine and feminine figurativ, neuter figurativt, definite singular and plural figurative)
References
- “figurativ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “figurativ” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French figuratif, from Late Latin figurativus.
Adjective
figurativ (neuter figurativt, definite singular and plural figurative)
References
- “figurativ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French figuratif. By surface analysis, figura + -ativ.
Adjective
figurativ m or n (feminine singular figurativă, masculine plural figurativi, feminine and neuter plural figurative)
Declension
Declension of figurativ
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | figurativ | figurativă | figurativi | figurative | ||
| definite | figurativul | figurativa | figurativii | figurativele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | figurativ | figurative | figurativi | figurative | ||
| definite | figurativului | figurativei | figurativilor | figurativelor | |||
Swedish
Etymology
Adjective
figurativ (comparative mer figurativ, superlative mest figurativ)
- (art) figurative (representing forms clearly derived from real objects as opposed to abstract art)
- Synonyms: avbildande, föreställande
- Antonym: nonfigurativ
Declension
| Inflection of figurativ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | figurativ | mer figurativ | mest figurativ |
| Neuter singular | figurativt | mer figurativt | mest figurativt |
| Plural | figurativa | mer figurativa | mest figurativa |
| Masculine plural3 | figurative | mer figurativa | mest figurativa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | figurative | mer figurative | mest figurative |
| All | figurativa | mer figurativa | mest figurativa |
| 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 | |||