Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French défectif or Latin defectivus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.fɛkˈtif/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧fec‧tief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective edit

defectief (not comparable)

  1. defective (having defects)
  2. (linguistics) defective (lacking certain inflected forms)
  3. (linguistics) defective (spelt without matres lectionis)

Inflection edit

Inflection of defectief
uninflected defectief
inflected defectieve
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial defectief
indefinite m./f. sing. defectieve
n. sing. defectief
plural defectieve
definite defectieve
partitive defectiefs