aggressiv

Danish

Adjective

aggressiv

1. aggressive

Inflection

Inflection of aggressiv
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte 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

References

• “aggressiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French agressif.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aɡʁɛˈsiːf/

Adjective

aggressiv (comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)

1. aggressive

Related terms

• Aggressivität
• Aggressor

Further reading

• “aggressiv” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German aggressiv and French agressif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɡʀæˈsiːf/, [ˌɑɡʀæˈsiːf]

Adjective

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

1. aggressive

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Maltese

Adjective

1. aggressive

Antonyms

• passiv

Derived terms

• aggressivament

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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

• 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.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"

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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.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"

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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	Superlative2
Common singular	aggressiv	aggressivare	aggressivast
Neuter singular	aggressivt	aggressivare	aggressivast
Plural	aggressiva	aggressivare	aggressivast
Masculine plural3	aggressive	aggressivare	aggressivast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	aggressive	aggressivare	aggressivaste
All	aggressiva	aggressivare	aggressivaste
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

References

• aggressiv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)