primitiv

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See also: primitív

Danish

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

Adjective

primitiv

  1. primitive

Inflection

Inflection of primitiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular primitiv mere primitiv mest primitiv2
Indefinite neuter singular primitivt mere primitiv mest primitiv2
Plural primitive mere primitiv mest primitiv2
Definite attributive1 primitive mere primitiv mest primitive
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

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

Adjective

primitiv (strong nominative masculine singular primitiver, comparative primitiver, superlative am primitivsten)

  1. primitive

Declension

Positive forms of primitiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist primitiv sie ist primitiv es ist primitiv sie sind primitiv
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative primitiver primitive primitives primitive
genitive primitiven primitiver primitiven primitiver
dative primitivem primitiver primitivem primitiven
accusative primitiven primitive primitives primitive
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der primitive die primitive das primitive die primitiven
genitive des primitiven der primitiven des primitiven der primitiven
dative dem primitiven der primitiven dem primitiven den primitiven
accusative den primitiven die primitive das primitive die primitiven
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein primitiver eine primitive ein primitives (keine) primitiven
genitive eines primitiven einer primitiven eines primitiven (keiner) primitiven
dative einem primitiven einer primitiven einem primitiven (keinen) primitiven
accusative einen primitiven eine primitive ein primitives (keine) primitiven
Comparative forms of primitiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist primitiver sie ist primitiver es ist primitiver sie sind primitiver
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative primitiverer primitivere primitiveres primitivere
genitive primitiveren primitiverer primitiveren primitiverer
dative primitiverem primitiverer primitiverem primitiveren
accusative primitiveren primitivere primitiveres primitivere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der primitivere die primitivere das primitivere die primitiveren
genitive des primitiveren der primitiveren des primitiveren der primitiveren
dative dem primitiveren der primitiveren dem primitiveren den primitiveren
accusative den primitiveren die primitivere das primitivere die primitiveren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein primitiverer eine primitivere ein primitiveres (keine) primitiveren
genitive eines primitiveren einer primitiveren eines primitiveren (keiner) primitiveren
dative einem primitiveren einer primitiveren einem primitiveren (keinen) primitiveren
accusative einen primitiveren eine primitivere ein primitiveres (keine) primitiveren
Superlative forms of primitiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am primitivsten sie ist am primitivsten es ist am primitivsten sie sind am primitivsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative primitivster primitivste primitivstes primitivste
genitive primitivsten primitivster primitivsten primitivster
dative primitivstem primitivster primitivstem primitivsten
accusative primitivsten primitivste primitivstes primitivste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der primitivste die primitivste das primitivste die primitivsten
genitive des primitivsten der primitivsten des primitivsten der primitivsten
dative dem primitivsten der primitivsten dem primitivsten den primitivsten
accusative den primitivsten die primitivste das primitivste die primitivsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein primitivster eine primitivste ein primitivstes (keine) primitivsten
genitive eines primitivsten einer primitivsten eines primitivsten (keiner) primitivsten
dative einem primitivsten einer primitivsten einem primitivsten (keinen) primitivsten
accusative einen primitivsten eine primitivste ein primitivstes (keine) primitivsten

Further reading

  • “primitiv” in Duden online
  • “primitiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

Adjective

primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)

  1. primitive

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Adjective

primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)

  1. primitive

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French primitif, from Latin primitivus.

Adjective

primitiv m or n (feminine singular primitivă, masculine plural primitivi, feminine and neuter plural primitive)

  1. primitive
  2. primeval

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite primitiv primitivă primitivi primitive
definite primitivul primitiva primitivii primitivele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite primitiv primitive primitivi primitive
definite primitivului primitivei primitivilor primitivelor

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

Adjective

primitiv (comparative mer primitiv, superlative mest primitiv)

  1. primitive

Declension

Inflection of primitiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular primitiv mer primitiv mest primitiv
Neuter singular primitivt mer primitivt mest primitivt
Plural primitiva mer primitiva mest primitiva
Masculine plural3 primitive mer primitiva mest primitiva
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 primitive mer primitive mest primitive
All primitiva mer primitiva mest primitiva
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
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