respektive

Danish

Alternative forms

• resp.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin respective, from Latin respectivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /respəktiːvə/, [ˈʁæsb̥əɡ̊ˌtˢiːˀvə]

Adjective

respektive

1. respective

   De kom med deres respektive bidrag.

   They brought their respective contributions.

Inflection

Inflection of respektive

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	respektive	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	respektive	—	—2
plural	respektive	—	—2
definite attributive1	respektive	—	—

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.

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• resp. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From respektiva +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /respekˈtive/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: res‧pek‧ti‧ve

Adverb

respektive

1. respectively

German

Alternative forms

• resp. (abbreviation)
• respective (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectīvē, adverb of respectīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /respɛkˈtiːve/

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• Hyphenation: res‧pek‧ti‧ve

Conjunction

respektive

1. respectively

   Die Wörter süß und niedlich sind ein- respektive zweisilbig.

   The words süß and niedlich are mono- and bisyllabic respectively.

Further reading

• “respektive” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

respektive

1. definite singular of respektiv
2. plural of respektiv

Adverb

respektive

1. respectively

References

• “respektive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

respektive

1. definite singular of respektiv
2. plural of respektiv

Adverb

respektive

1. respectively

References

• “respektive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• resp. (only the conjunction)

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin respectīvus (“concerning”), from respectus + -īvus.

Adverb

respektive

1. respectively

   Stockholm och Göteborg har två respektive ett bibliotek.

   Stockholm and Gothenburg have two and one libraries, respectively.

Usage notes

Note the difference in word order compared with the English term "respectively".

Adjective

respektive (invariable)

1. respective

   Stockholm och Göteborg julpyntade sina respektive bibliotek

   Stockholm and Gothenburg Christmas decorated their respective libraries.

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the adjective above. Literal translation to English would be ”respective one”.

Noun

respektive c (invariable)

1. Partner in marriage.

   Jag och min respektive älskar varandra.

   Me and my partner love each other.

Declension

Declension of respektive

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	respektive	respektives
	definite	-	-
plural	indefinite	respektive	respektives
	definite	-	-

References

• respektive in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• respektive-(1) in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• respektive-(2) in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• respektive in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)