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Negativ

Negativ

See also: negativ and negatív

German

Noun

Negativ n ‎(genitive Negativs, plural Negative)

  1. negative

negativ

negativ

See also: Negativ and negatív

Czech

Noun

negativ m

  1. (photography) negative

Declension

Danish

Noun

negativ n (singular definite negativet, plural indefinite negativer)

  1. (photography) negative

Declension

Adjective

negativ

  1. (mathematics) negative

Inflection

Inflection of negativ
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular negativ mere negativ mest negativ2
Neuter singular negativt mere negativ mest negativ2
Plural negative mere negativ mest negativ2
Definite attributive1 negative mere negativ mest negative
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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːɡaˌtiːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡɐˌtiːf/ (variant in common speech)

Adjective

negativ ‎(comparative negativer, superlative am negativsten)

  1. negative (undesirable)
    Die negativen Folgen dieses Vorgehens werden jetzt deutlich.
    The negative consequences of this course of action are now becoming apparent.
  2. negative, negatory
    Die Antwort auf meine Anfrage war negativ.
    The answer to my request was negative.
  3. negative (less than zero)
    Die Multiplikation von zwei negativen Zahlen ergibt eine positive Zahl.
    Multiplying two negative numbers produces a positive number.
  4. negative (producing no evidence)
    Der Test auf Kokain hat ein negatives Ergebnis gebracht.
    The test for cocaine has produced a negative result.
  5. negative, pessimistic, not fun-loving
    Warum bist du denn heute so negativ?
    Why are you so negative today?

Declension

Comparative forms of negativ
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist negativer sie ist negativer es ist negativer sie sind negativer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative negativerer negativere negativeres negativere
genitive negativeren negativerer negativeren negativerer
dative negativerem negativerer negativerem negativeren
accusative negativeren negativere negativeres negativere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der negativere die negativere das negativere die negativeren
genitive des negativeren der negativeren des negativeren der negativeren
dative dem negativeren der negativeren dem negativeren den negativeren
accusative den negativeren die negativere das negativere die negativeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein negativerer eine negativere ein negativeres (keine) negativeren
genitive eines negativeren einer negativeren eines negativeren (keiner) negativeren
dative einem negativeren einer negativeren einem negativeren (keinen) negativeren
accusative einen negativeren eine negativere ein negativeres (keine) negativeren

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin negativus

Adjective

negativ ‎(neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)

  1. negative

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin negativus

Adjective

negativ ‎(neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)

  1. negative

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

negativ (comparative negativare, superlative negativast)

  1. negative; of the same electric charge as an electron
  2. (of a number) less than zero
  3. negative; with a pessimistic view

Inflection

Inflection of negativ
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular negativ negativare negativast
Neuter singular negativt negativare negativast
Plural negativa negativare negativast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 negative negativare negativaste
All negativa negativare negativaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Noun

negativ n

  1. (photography) negative

Declension

Inflection of negativ 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative negativ negativet negativ negativen
Genitive negativs negativets negativs negativens

Veps

Noun

negativ

  1. (photography) negative

Inflection

Inflection of negativ
nominative sing. negativ
genitive sing. negativan
partitive sing. negativad
partitive plur. negativoid
singular plural
nominative negativ negativad
accusative negativan negativad
genitive negativan negativoiden
partitive negativad negativoid
essive-instructive negativan negativoin
translative negativaks negativoikš
inessive negativas negativoiš
elative negativaspäi negativoišpäi
illative ? negativoihe
adessive negatival negativoil
ablative negativalpäi negativoilpäi
allative negativale negativoile
abessive negativata negativoita
comitative negativanke negativoidenke
prolative negativadme negativoidme
approximative I negativanno negativoidenno
approximative II negativannoks negativoidennoks
egressive negativannopäi negativoidennopäi
terminative I ? negativoihesai
terminative II negativalesai negativoilesai
terminative III negativassai —
additive I ? negativoihepäi
additive II negativalepäi negativoilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “негатив”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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