aggressiv

German

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA: /agʁɛˈsiːf/

Adjective

aggressiv (comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)

1. aggressive

Declension

positive forms of aggressiv

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

comparative forms of aggressiv

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist aggressiver	sie ist aggressiver	es ist aggressiver	sie sind aggressiver
strong declension (without article)	nominative	aggressiverer	aggressivere	aggressiveres	aggressivere
	genitive	aggressiveren	aggressiverer	aggressiveren	aggressiverer
	dative	aggressiverem	aggressiverer	aggressiverem	aggressiveren
	accusative	aggressiveren	aggressivere	aggressiveres	aggressivere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der aggressivere	die aggressivere	das aggressivere	die aggressiveren
	genitive	des aggressiveren	der aggressiveren	des aggressiveren	der aggressiveren
	dative	dem aggressiveren	der aggressiveren	dem aggressiveren	den aggressiveren
	accusative	den aggressiveren	die aggressivere	das aggressivere	die aggressiveren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein aggressiverer	eine aggressivere	ein aggressiveres	(keine) aggressiveren
	genitive	eines aggressiveren	einer aggressiveren	eines aggressiveren	(keiner) aggressiveren
	dative	einem aggressiveren	einer aggressiveren	einem aggressiveren	(keinen) aggressiveren
	accusative	einen aggressiveren	eine aggressivere	ein aggressiveres	(keine) aggressiveren

superlative forms of aggressiv

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am aggressivsten	sie ist am aggressivsten	es ist am aggressivsten	sie sind am aggressivsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	aggressivster	aggressivste	aggressivstes	aggressivste
	genitive	aggressivsten	aggressivster	aggressivsten	aggressivster
	dative	aggressivstem	aggressivster	aggressivstem	aggressivsten
	accusative	aggressivsten	aggressivste	aggressivstes	aggressivste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der aggressivste	die aggressivste	das aggressivste	die aggressivsten
	genitive	des aggressivsten	der aggressivsten	des aggressivsten	der aggressivsten
	dative	dem aggressivsten	der aggressivsten	dem aggressivsten	den aggressivsten
	accusative	den aggressivsten	die aggressivste	das aggressivste	die aggressivsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein aggressivster	eine aggressivste	ein aggressivstes	(keine) aggressivsten
	genitive	eines aggressivsten	einer aggressivsten	eines aggressivsten	(keiner) aggressivsten
	dative	einem aggressivsten	einer aggressivsten	einem aggressivsten	(keinen) aggressivsten
	accusative	einen aggressivsten	eine aggressivste	ein aggressivstes	(keine) aggressivsten

Related terms

• Aggressivität
• Aggressor

---

Luxembourgish

Adjective

aggressiv

1. aggressive

---

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

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

aggressiv (masculine aggressiv; feminine aggressiv; neuter aggressivt; plural aggressive; comparative mer aggressiv; superlative mest aggressiv)

1. aggressive (tending or disposed to aggress)

   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
• “aggressivitet” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• 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)

1. 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
• “aggressivitet” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"

---

Swedish

Adjective

Declension of aggressiv

Inflections of aggressiv		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	aggressiv	aggressivare		aggressivast
	Neuter	aggressivt
Definite singular	Masc.	aggressive		aggressivaste
	All	aggressiva		aggressivaste
Plural		aggressiva		aggressivaste

1. aggressive