Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French défectif or Latin defectivus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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defectief (not comparable)

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

Inflection

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Declension 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