ostentativ

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German

Etymology

Latinate back-formation from Ostentation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔstɛntaˈtiːf/
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Adjective

ostentativ (strong nominative masculine singular ostentativer, comparative ostentativer, superlative am ostentativsten)

  1. ostentatious

Declension

Further reading

  • ostentativ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ostentativ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostentativo or German ostentativ.

Adjective

ostentativ m or n (feminine singular ostentativă, masculine plural ostentativi, feminine and neuter plural ostentative)

  1. ostentatious

Declension