aggressiv
Danish
Inflection
Inflection of aggressiv | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | aggressiv | aggressivere | aggressivest2 |
Indefinite 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
References
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡʁɛˈsiːf/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ag‧gres‧siv
Adjective
aggressiv (strong nominative masculine singular aggressiver, comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)
Declension
Related terms
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌɑɡʀæˈsiːf]
Audio (file)
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiven, neuter aggressiivt, comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten)
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian aggressivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡ.ɡrɛsˈsiːf/
Audio (Gozo) (file)
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) Audio (file)
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.
Synonyms
- angrepslysten, angripende, anmassende, fiendtlig, krigslysten, nærgående, offensiv, påtrengende, stridbar, stridslysten
Related terms
- aggresivitet
- aggressor
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aggression”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), 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.
Synonyms
- åtakande, angripande, krigersk, fiendtleg, nærgåande, offensiv, påtrengjande, stridbar, stridlyndt, stridslysten
Related terms
- aggresivitet
- aggressor
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aggression”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɡrɛsiːv/
Declension
Inflection of aggressiv | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | aggressiv | aggressivare | aggressivast |
Neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivare | aggressivast |
Plural | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivast |
Masculine plural3 | aggressive | 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 the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |