progressief

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French progressif, from Latin prōgressīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌproː.ɣrɛˈsif/
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  • Hyphenation: pro‧gres‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

progressief (comparative progressiever, superlative progressiefst)

  1. progressive, pertaining to or favouring left-leaning, emancipatory or innovative politics, pertaining to or supporting progressivism
  2. progressive, pertaining to progress
  3. progressive, which progresses (e.g. becomes increasingly severe)
  4. progressive, placing proportionally higher burdens in relation to a quantity (e.g. income, wealth), often in relations to taxes or rates
  5. progressive, pertaining to subsequent elements

Declension

Declension of progressief
uninflected progressief
inflected progressieve
comparative progressiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial progressief progressiever het progressiefst
het progressiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. progressieve progressievere progressiefste
n. sing. progressief progressiever progressiefste
plural progressieve progressievere progressiefste
definite progressieve progressievere progressiefste
partitive progressiefs progressievers

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: progressief
  • Indonesian: progresif
  • West Frisian: progressyf