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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French sportif. Equivalent to sport + -ief.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɔrˈtif/
- Hyphenation: spor‧tief
- Rhymes: -if
Adjective
sportief (comparative sportiever, superlative sportiefst)
- sporty, pertaining or partial to sports
De winkel heeft een nieuwe sportieve collectie binnengekregen.- The shop has received a new sporty collection.
Dat is een heel sportief gezin.- That is a very sporty family.
- sportsmanlike, fair
Bij vechtsporten is het wel zo sportief om je tegenstander in leven te laten.- It is rather sportsmanlike in martial arts to leave your opponent alive.
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