respektive
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin respective, from Latin respectivus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
respektive
- respective
- De kom med deres respektive bidrag.
- They brought their respective contributions.
- De kom med deres respektive bidrag.
Inflection edit
Inflection of respektive | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From respektiva + -e.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
respektive
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectīvē, adverb of respectīvus.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
respektive
Further reading edit
- “respektive” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
respektive
Adverb edit
respektive
References edit
- “respektive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
respektive
Adverb edit
respektive
References edit
- “respektive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- resp. (only the conjunction)
Etymology 1 edit
From Medieval Latin respectīvus (“concerning”), from respectus + -īvus.
Adverb edit
respektive
- respectively
- Stockholm och Göteborg har två respektive ett bibliotek.
- Stockholm and Gothenburg have two and one libraries, respectively.
Usage notes edit
Note the difference in word order compared with the English term "respectively".
Adjective edit
respektive (invariable)
- respective
- Stockholm och Göteborg julpyntade sina respektive bibliotek
- Stockholm and Gothenburg Christmas decorated their respective libraries.
Etymology 2 edit
Nominalization of the adjective above. Literal translation to English would be ”respective one”.
Noun edit
respektive c (invariable)
- Partner in marriage.
- Jag och min respektive älskar varandra.
- Me and my partner love each other.
Declension edit
Declension of respektive | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | respektive | - | respektive | - |
Genitive | respektives | - | respektives | - |
References edit
- 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)