adoptiv
Danish
Etymology
From Latin adoptivus, from adoptare (“adopt”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + optāre (“to choose, desire”).
Adjective
adoptiv
Usage notes
Only used in compounds.
Inflection
| Inflection of adoptiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | adoptiv | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | adoptivt | — | —2 |
| Plural | adoptive | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | adoptive | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Derived terms
Derived terms
Swedish
Adjective
adoptiv
- adoptive (pertaining to adoption)
Declension
| Inflection of adoptiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | adoptiv | — | — |
| Neuter singular | adoptivt | — | — |
| Plural | adoptiva | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | adoptive | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | adoptive | — | — |
| All | adoptiva | — | — |
| 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 | |||