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aggressiv
aggressiv
Danish
Adjective
aggressiv
Inflection
| Inflection of aggressiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | aggressiv | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
| Neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
| Plural | aggressive | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | aggressive | aggressivere | aggressiveste |
| 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. | |||
Related terms
- aggressivitet
References
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡʁɛˈsiːf/
Adjective
aggressiv (comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist aggressiv | sie ist aggressiv | es ist aggressiv | sie sind aggressiv | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | aggressiver | aggressive | aggressives | aggressive |
| genitive | aggressiven | aggressiver | aggressiven | aggressiver | |
| dative | aggressivem | aggressiver | aggressivem | aggressiven | |
| accusative | aggressiven | aggressive | aggressives | aggressive | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aggressive | die aggressive | das aggressive | die aggressiven |
| genitive | des aggressiven | der aggressiven | des aggressiven | der aggressiven | |
| dative | dem aggressiven | der aggressiven | dem aggressiven | den aggressiven | |
| accusative | den aggressiven | die aggressive | das aggressive | die aggressiven | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein aggressiver | eine aggressive | ein aggressives | (keine) aggressiven |
| genitive | eines aggressiven | einer aggressiven | eines aggressiven | (keiner) aggressiven | |
| dative | einem aggressiven | einer aggressiven | einem aggressiven | (keinen) aggressiven | |
| accusative | einen aggressiven | eine aggressive | ein aggressives | (keine) aggressiven | |
Related terms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowing from French agressif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑgʀæˈsiːf/
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiven, neuter aggressiivt, comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi, "to approach, attack, assail", from ad- "to" + gradi (past participle gressus) "to step," from gradus "a step".
Pronunciation
Adjective
aggressiv (neuter singular aggressivt, definite singular and plural aggressive, comparative mer aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
- aggressive (tending or disposed to aggression)
- De er kjent for å føre en aggressiv politikk.
- They are known for having an aggressive policy.
- De er kjent for å føre en aggressiv politikk.
Synonyms
- angrepslysten, angripende, anmassende, fiendtlig, krigslysten, nærgående, offensiv, påtrengende, stridbar, stridslysten
Related terms
- aggresivitet
- aggressor
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressivitet” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi, "to approach, attack, assail", from ad- "to" + gradi (past participle gressus) "to step," from gradus "a step".
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiv; feminine aggressiv; neuter aggressivt; plural aggressive; comparative meir aggressiv; superlative mest aggressiv)
- aggressive (tending or disposed to aggress)
- Dei er kjende for å føre ein aggressiv politikk.
- They are known for having an aggressive policy.
- Dei er kjende for å føre ein aggressiv politikk.
Synonyms
- åtakande, angripande, krigersk, fiendtleg, nærgåande, offensiv, påtrengjande, stridbar, stridlyndt, stridslysten
Related terms
- aggresivitet
- aggressor
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressivitet” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"
Swedish
Etymology
From German aggressiv, French agressif.
Adjective
aggressiv (comparative aggressivare, superlative aggressivast)
Declension
| Inflection of aggressiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | aggressiv | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| Neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| Plural | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | aggressive | aggressivare | aggressivaste |
| All | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivaste |
| 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. | |||
References
- aggressiv in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)