positiv

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Danish

Noun

positiv n (singular definite positivet, plural indefinite positiver)

  1. (grammar) positive
  2. (photography) positive

Declension

Adjective

positiv

  1. positive (optimistic, supporting)
  2. (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

German

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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)

  1. positive

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • positiv” in Duden online
  • positiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin positivus, via French positif.

Adjective

positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

  1. positive

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin positivus, via French positif.

Adjective

positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

  1. positive

References

Swedish

Ett positiv (barrel organ)
Ett positiv (church organ)

Adjective

positiv

  1. (mathematics, sciences) positive (not negative)
  2. 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

  1. a barrel organ (a hand-crankted musical instrument)
  2. a positive organ (a small church organ)
  3. a photograph (after development, no longer a negative)

Declension

Declension of positiv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative positiv positivet positiv positiven
Genitive positivs positivets positivs positivens