German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin dēfendō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˈdɛ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌdɛ.fɛnˈziːf/, /ˌdɛ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.fɛnˌsiːf/, /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈsiːf/ (Austria)
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Adjective

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defensiv (strong nominative masculine singular defensiver, comparative defensiver, superlative am defensivsten)

  1. defensive

Declension

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French défensif. By surface analysis, defensă +‎ -iv.

Adjective

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defensiv m or n (feminine singular defensivă, masculine plural defensivi, feminine and neuter plural defensive)

  1. defensive

Declension

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Declension of defensiv
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite defensiv defensivă defensivi defensive
definite defensivul defensiva defensivii defensivele
genitive-
dative
indefinite defensiv defensive defensivi defensive
definite defensivului defensivei defensivilor defensivelor

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French défensive, from défense, from Latin dēfendere.

Adjective

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defensiv (comparative defensivare, superlative defensivast)

  1. defensive
    Antonym: offensiv

Declension

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Inflection of defensiv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular defensiv defensivare defensivast
neuter singular defensivt defensivare defensivast
plural defensiva defensivare defensivast
masculine plural2 defensive defensivare defensivast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 defensive defensivare defensivaste
all defensiva defensivare defensivaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

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defensiv c

  1. defensive
    Antonym: offensiv

Declension

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Declension of defensiv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite defensiv defensivs
definite defensiven defensivens
plural indefinite
definite

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