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German
Etymology
From Reaktion + -är.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.ak.t͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˈneːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: re‧ak‧tion‧är
Adjective
reaktionär (strong nominative masculine singular reaktionärer, comparative reaktionärer, superlative am reaktionärsten)
- (generally) reactionary (opposed to change)
- (communism, other ideologies) reactionary (opposed to the particular ideology)
Declension
Positive forms of reaktionär
Comparative forms of reaktionär
Superlative forms of reaktionär
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
reaktion + -är
Adjective
reaktionär
- reactionary
Declension
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.
Synonyms
Noun
reaktionär c
- a reactionary; a person of right-wing or conservative political views
Declension
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