aggressiv

Danish

Etymology

From French agressif.

Adjective

aggressiv (neuter aggressivt, plural and definite singular attributive aggressive)

1. aggressive

Inflection

Inflection of aggressiv

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	aggressiv	aggressivere	aggressivest2
indefinite neuter singular	aggressivt	aggressivere	aggressivest2
plural	aggressive	aggressivere	aggressivest2
definite attributive1	aggressive	aggressivere	aggressiveste

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.

Related terms

• aggressivitet
• aggression

References

• “aggressiv” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “aggressiv” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French agressif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡʁɛˈsiːf/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: ag‧gres‧siv

Adjective

aggressiv (strong nominative masculine singular aggressiver, comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)

1. aggressive

Declension

Positive forms of aggressiv number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist aggressiv sie ist aggressiv es ist aggressiv sie sind aggressiv strong declension (without article) nominative aggressiver aggressive aggressives aggressive genitive aggressiven aggressiver aggressiven aggressiver dative aggressivem aggressiver aggressivem aggressiven accusative aggressiven aggressive aggressives aggressive weak declension (with definite article) nominative der aggressive die aggressive das aggressive die aggressiven genitive des aggressiven der aggressiven des aggressiven der aggressiven dative dem aggressiven der aggressiven dem aggressiven den aggressiven accusative den aggressiven die aggressive das aggressive die aggressiven mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein aggressiver eine aggressive ein aggressives (keine) aggressiven genitive eines aggressiven einer aggressiven eines aggressiven (keiner) aggressiven dative einem aggressiven einer aggressiven einem aggressiven (keinen) aggressiven accusative einen aggressiven eine aggressive ein aggressives (keine) aggressiven Comparative forms of aggressiv number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist aggressiver sie ist aggressiver es ist aggressiver sie sind aggressiver strong declension (without article) nominative aggressiverer aggressivere aggressiveres aggressivere genitive aggressiveren aggressiverer aggressiveren aggressiverer dative aggressiverem aggressiverer aggressiverem aggressiveren accusative aggressiveren aggressivere aggressiveres aggressivere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der aggressivere die aggressivere das aggressivere die aggressiveren genitive des aggressiveren der aggressiveren des aggressiveren der aggressiveren dative dem aggressiveren der aggressiveren dem aggressiveren den aggressiveren accusative den aggressiveren die aggressivere das aggressivere die aggressiveren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein aggressiverer eine aggressivere ein aggressiveres (keine) aggressiveren genitive eines aggressiveren einer aggressiveren eines aggressiveren (keiner) aggressiveren dative einem aggressiveren einer aggressiveren einem aggressiveren (keinen) aggressiveren accusative einen aggressiveren eine aggressivere ein aggressiveres (keine) aggressiveren Superlative forms of aggressiv number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am aggressivsten sie ist am aggressivsten es ist am aggressivsten sie sind am aggressivsten strong declension (without article) nominative aggressivster aggressivste aggressivstes aggressivste genitive aggressivsten aggressivster aggressivsten aggressivster dative aggressivstem aggressivster aggressivstem aggressivsten accusative aggressivsten aggressivste aggressivstes aggressivste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der aggressivste die aggressivste das aggressivste die aggressivsten genitive des aggressivsten der aggressivsten des aggressivsten der aggressivsten dative dem aggressivsten der aggressivsten dem aggressivsten den aggressivsten accusative den aggressivsten die aggressivste das aggressivste die aggressivsten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein aggressivster eine aggressivste ein aggressivstes (keine) aggressivsten genitive eines aggressivsten einer aggressivsten eines aggressivsten (keiner) aggressivsten dative einem aggressivsten einer aggressivsten einem aggressivsten (keinen) aggressivsten accusative einen aggressivsten eine aggressivste ein aggressivstes (keine) aggressivsten

Related terms

• Aggressivität
• Aggressor

Further reading

• “aggressiv” in Duden online
• “aggressiv”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German aggressiv and French agressif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɑɡʀæˈsiːf]

Adjective

aggressiv (masculine aggressiven, neuter aggressiivt, comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten)

1. aggressive

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aggressivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡ.ɡrɛsˈsiːf/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -iːf

Adjective

aggressiv (feminine singular aggressiva, plural aggressivi)

1. aggressive

Related terms

• aggredixxa (aggreda)
• aggressività
• aggressjoni
• aggressur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).

Pronunciation

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• Audio:

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Adjective

aggressiv (neuter singular aggressivt, definite singular and plural aggressive, comparative mer aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)

1. aggressive (tending or disposed to aggression)

   De er kjent for å føre en aggressiv politikk.

   They are known for having an aggressive policy.

Synonyms

• angrepslysten, angripende, anmassende, fiendtlig, krigslysten, nærgående, offensiv, påtrengende, stridbar, stridslysten

Related terms

• aggresivitet
• aggressor

References

• “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “aggressiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “aggression”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).

Adjective

aggressiv (masculine aggressiv, feminine aggressiv, neuter aggressivt, plural aggressive, comparative meir aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)

1. aggressive (tending or disposed to aggress)

   Dei er kjende for å føre ein aggressiv politikk.

   They are known for having an aggressive policy.

Synonyms

• åtakande, angripande, krigersk, fiendtleg, nærgåande, offensiv, påtrengjande, stridbar, stridlyndt, stridslysten

Related terms

• aggresivitet
• aggressor

References

• “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “aggressiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “aggression”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From German aggressiv, French agressif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡrɛsiːv/

Adjective

aggressiv (comparative aggressivare, superlative aggressivast)

1. aggressive

Declension

Inflection of aggressiv

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	aggressiv	aggressivare	aggressivast
neuter singular	aggressivt	aggressivare	aggressivast
plural	aggressiva	aggressivare	aggressivast
masculine plural2	aggressive	aggressivare	aggressivast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	aggressive	aggressivare	aggressivaste
all	aggressiva	aggressivare	aggressivaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• passivt aggressiv, passivaggressiv, passiv-aggressiv

References

• “aggressiv”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)