primitiv

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

Adjective

primitiv

  1. primitive

Inflection

Inflection of primitiv
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

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 superlative1
common singular primitiv mer primitiv mest primitiv
neuter singular primitivt mer primitivt mest primitivt
plural primitiva mer primitiva mest primitiva
masculine plural2 primitive mer primitiva mest primitiva
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 primitive mer primitive mest primitive
all primitiva mer primitiva mest primitiva

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.