See also: Positiv

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Noun edit

positiv n (singular definite positivet, plural indefinite positiver)

  1. (grammar) positive
  2. (photography) positive

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Adjective edit

positiv

  1. positive (optimistic, supporting)
  2. (mathematics, sciences) positive (larger than zero)

Inflection edit

Inflection of positiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular positiv 2
Indefinite neuter singular positivt 2
Plural positive 2
Definite attributive1 positive
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.

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German edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːziˌtiːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔzɪˌtiːf/ (alternative in common speech)
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Adjective edit

positiv (strong nominative masculine singular positiver, comparative positiver, superlative am positivsten)

  1. positive

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Further reading edit

  • positiv” in Duden online
  • positiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Latin positivus, via French positif.

Adjective edit

positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

  1. positive

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Latin positivus, via French positif.

Adjective edit

positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

  1. positive

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Swedish edit

 
Ett positiv (barrel organ)
 
Ett positiv (church organ)

Adjective edit

positiv

  1. (mathematics, sciences) positive (not negative)
  2. positive (optimistic, supporting)

Declension edit

Inflection of positiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular positiv mer positiv mest positiv
Neuter singular positivt mer positivt mest positivt
Plural positiva mer positiva mest positiva
Masculine plural3 positive mer positiva mest positiva
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 positive mer positive mest positive
All positiva mer positiva mest positiva
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

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Noun edit

positiv n

  1. a barrel organ (a hand-crankted musical instrument)
  2. a positive organ (a small church organ)
  3. a photograph (after development, no longer a negative)

Declension edit

Declension of positiv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative positiv positivet positiv positiven
Genitive positivs positivets positivs positivens

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