extensiv

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin extēnsīvus (extending), influenced by French extensif and its antonym intensif.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛkstɛnˈziːf]
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ten‧siv
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Adjective

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extensiv (strong nominative masculine singular extensiver, comparative extensiver, superlative am extensivsten)

  1. comprehensive, extended, extensive
    • 2001, Angela Köhler, “Die Geheimsache”, in Berliner Zeitung:
      Ende 1999 soll die Prinzessin eine Fehlgeburt erlitten haben, wofür das Kaiserhaus die "extensive Berichterstattung der Medien" verantwortlich machte.
      Late in 1999 the princess apparently suffered a miscarriage, for which the impirial court blamed the "extensive reporting by the media".
  2. (agriculture) practiced on large areas with few resources

Declension

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Further reading

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  • extensiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • extensiv” in Duden online

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French extensif. By surface analysis, extensie +‎ -iv.

Adjective

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extensiv m or n (feminine singular extensivă, masculine plural extensivi, feminine and neuter plural extensive)

  1. extensive

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Swedish

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Adjective

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extensiv (comparative extensivare, superlative extensivast)

  1. extensive