positiv
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Ett positiv (barrel organ) 
Ett positiv (church organ)
See also: Positiv
Danish
Noun
positiv n (singular definite positivet, plural indefinite positiver)
Declension
Declension of positiv
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | positiv | positivet | positiver | positiverne |
| genitive | positivs | positivets | positivers | positivernes |
Adjective
positiv
- positive (optimistic, supporting)
- (mathematics, sciences) positive (larger than zero)
Inflection
| Inflection of positiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | positiv | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | positivt | — | —2 |
| Plural | positive | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | positive | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Antonyms
References
- “positiv” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpoːziˌtiːf/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔzɪˌtiːf/ (alternative in common speech)
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Adjective
positiv (strong nominative masculine singular positiver, comparative positiver, superlative am positivsten)
Declension
Positive forms of positiv
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist positiv | sie ist positiv | es ist positiv | sie sind positiv | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | positiver | positive | positives | positive |
| genitive | positiven | positiver | positiven | positiver | |
| dative | positivem | positiver | positivem | positiven | |
| accusative | positiven | positive | positives | positive | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der positive | die positive | das positive | die positiven |
| genitive | des positiven | der positiven | des positiven | der positiven | |
| dative | dem positiven | der positiven | dem positiven | den positiven | |
| accusative | den positiven | die positive | das positive | die positiven | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein positiver | eine positive | ein positives | (keine) positiven |
| genitive | eines positiven | einer positiven | eines positiven | (keiner) positiven | |
| dative | einem positiven | einer positiven | einem positiven | (keinen) positiven | |
| accusative | einen positiven | eine positive | ein positives | (keine) positiven | |
Comparative forms of positiv
Superlative forms of positiv
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin positivus, via French positif.
Adjective
positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)
References
- “positiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin positivus, via French positif.
Adjective
positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)
References
- “positiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
positiv
- (mathematics, sciences) positive (not negative)
- positive (optimistic, supporting)
Declension
| Inflection of positiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | positiv | mer positiv | mest positiv |
| Neuter singular | positivt | mer positivt | mest positivt |
| Plural | positiva | mer positiva | mest positiva |
| Masculine plural3 | positive | mer positiva | mest positiva |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | positive | mer positive | mest positive |
| All | positiva | mer positiva | mest positiva |
| 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 | |||
Antonyms
Noun
positiv n
- a barrel organ (a hand-crankted musical instrument)
- a positive organ (a small church organ)
- a photograph (after development, no longer a negative)
Declension
Declension of positiv