demonstrativ
Danish
Etymology
From French démonstratif.
Adjective
demonstrativ
- (grammar) demonstrative
- ostentatious, unsubtly expressing an opinion without actually articulating it
- 2017, Lisbeth Werner, Puk sætter rekord, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- ... Karen ... smækkede døren efter sig på en meget demonstrativ måde.
- Karen slammed the door behind in a very ostentatious way.
- 2015, Katrine Marie Guldager, København, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
- Hun tog et stort sug af cigaretten og pustede røgen ud på en meget demonstrativ måde.
- She inhaled deeply from the cigarette and exhaled the smoke in a very ostentatious way.
- 2013, Morten Hesseldahl, En tid til at dø, Modtryk, →ISBN:
- “En beskeden mand,” siger Kasper. “Beskeden på en meget demonstrativ måde i så fald.
- "A modest man," Kasper says. "In that case, modest in a very ostentatious way.
Inflection
Inflection of demonstrativ | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | demonstrativ | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | demonstrativt | — | —2 |
Plural | demonstrative | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | demonstrative | — | — |
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. |
Derived terms
- demonstrativt
- demonstrativt pronomen
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /demɔnstʁaˈtiːf/
Audio (file)
Adjective
demonstrativ (strong nominative masculine singular demonstrativer, comparative demonstrativer, superlative am demonstrativsten)
Declension
Positive forms of demonstrativ
Comparative forms of demonstrativ
Superlative forms of demonstrativ
Further reading
- “demonstrativ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “demonstrativ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French démonstratif, from Latin demonstrativus. By surface analysis, demonstra + -tiv.
Adjective
demonstrativ m or n (feminine singular demonstrativă, masculine plural demonstrativi, feminine and neuter plural demonstrative)
Declension
Declension of demonstrativ
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | demonstrativ | demonstrativă | demonstrativi | demonstrative | ||
definite | demonstrativul | demonstrativa | demonstrativii | demonstrativele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | demonstrativ | demonstrative | demonstrativi | demonstrative | ||
definite | demonstrativului | demonstrativei | demonstrativilor | demonstrativelor |
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