From Latin relātīvus (“relative”).
relativ n (singular definite relativet, plural indefinite relativer)
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | relativ | relativet | relativer | relativerne |
| genitive | relativs | relativets | relativers | relativernes |
relativ
| Inflection of relativ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | relativ | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | relativt | — | —2 |
| Plural | relative | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | relative | — | — |
| 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. | |||
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relativ (strong nominative masculine singular relativer, comparative relativer, superlative am relativsten)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist relativ | sie ist relativ | es ist relativ | sie sind relativ | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | relativer | relative | relatives | relative |
| genitive | relativen | relativer | relativen | relativer | |
| dative | relativem | relativer | relativem | relativen | |
| accusative | relativen | relative | relatives | relative | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der relative | die relative | das relative | die relativen |
| genitive | des relativen | der relativen | des relativen | der relativen | |
| dative | dem relativen | der relativen | dem relativen | den relativen | |
| accusative | den relativen | die relative | das relative | die relativen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein relativer | eine relative | ein relatives | (keine) relativen |
| genitive | eines relativen | einer relativen | eines relativen | (keiner) relativen | |
| dative | einem relativen | einer relativen | einem relativen | (keinen) relativen | |
| accusative | einen relativen | eine relative | ein relatives | (keine) relativen | |
relativ (neuter singular relativt, definite singular and plural relative)
relativ (neuter singular relativt, definite singular and plural relative)
Borrowed from French relatif, from Latin relativus.
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relativ m or n (feminine singular relativă, masculine plural relativi, feminine and neuter plural relative)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | relativ | relativă | relativi | relative | ||
| definite | relativul | relativa | relativii | relativele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | relativ | relative | relativi | relative | ||
| definite | relativului | relativei | relativilor | relativelor | |||
relativ (not comparable)
| Inflection of relativ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | relativ | — | — |
| Neuter singular | relativt | — | — |
| Plural | relativa | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | relative | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | relative | — | — |
| All | relativa | — | — |
| 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 | |||