deskriptiv
Danish
editAdjective
editdeskriptiv
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Inflection
editInflection of deskriptiv | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | deskriptiv | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | deskriptivt | — | —2 |
Plural | deskriptive | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | deskriptive | — | — |
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. |
Further reading
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editdeskriptiv (strong nominative masculine singular deskriptiver, comparative deskriptiver, superlative am deskriptivsten)
- descriptive (describing)
- Synonym: beschreibend
- Antonyms: normativ, präskriptiv, vorschreibend
Declension
editPositive forms of deskriptiv
Comparative forms of deskriptiv
Superlative forms of deskriptiv
Further reading
edit- “deskriptiv” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin descriptivus, from describere.
Adjective
editdeskriptiv (neuter singular deskriptivt, definite singular and plural deskriptive)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “deskriptiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Latin descriptivus, from describere.
Adjective
editdeskriptiv (neuter singular deskriptivt, definite singular and plural deskriptive)
References
edit- “deskriptiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editAdjective
editdeskriptiv (not comparable)
Declension
editInflection of deskriptiv | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | deskriptiv | — | — |
Neuter singular | deskriptivt | — | — |
Plural | deskriptiva | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | deskriptive | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | deskriptive | — | — |
All | deskriptiva | — | — |
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 |
See also
editReferences
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish uncomparable adjectives