offensiv
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
offensiv (neuter offensivt, plural and definite singular attributive offensive)
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French offensif.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
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Adjective edit
offensiv (strong nominative masculine singular offensiver, comparative offensiver, superlative am offensivsten)
- offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”)
- Die offensiven Fähigkeiten des Heeres sind gering.
- The army’s offensive capabilities are minimal.
- assertive, forthright, active, direct
- Der Geschäftsführer wurde für sein offensives Umgehen mit der Unternehmenskrise gelobt.
- The CEO was complimented on his assertive handling of the corporate crisis.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “offensiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).
Adjective edit
offensiv (masculine and feminine offensiv, neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)
- offensive (attacking)
Noun edit
offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensiver, definite plural offensivene)
- an offensive (attack)
References edit
- “offensiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- offensiv NAOB
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).
Adjective edit
offensiv (neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)
- offensive (attacking)
Noun edit
offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensivar, definite plural offensivane)
- an offensive (attack)
References edit
- “offensiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French offensive, offensif, from Latin offendēre.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
offensiv (comparative offensivare, superlative offensivast)
Declension edit
Inflection of offensiv | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | offensiv | offensivare | offensivast |
Neuter singular | offensivt | offensivare | offensivast |
Plural | offensiva | offensivare | offensivast |
Masculine plural3 | offensive | offensivare | offensivast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | offensive | offensivare | offensivaste |
All | offensiva | offensivare | offensivaste |
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 |
Antonyms edit
Noun edit
offensiv c
Declension edit
Declension of offensiv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | offensiv | offensiven | offensiver | offensiverna |
Genitive | offensivs | offensivens | offensivers | offensivernas |