aggressiv
Danish
Adjective
aggressiv
Inflection
Inflection of aggressiv | |||
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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. |
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French agressif.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aggressiv (comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)
Declension
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Further reading
- “aggressiv” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from German aggressiv and French agressif.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiven, neuter aggressiivt, comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten)
Maltese
Adjective
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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
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Adjective
aggressiv (neuter singular aggressivt, definite singular and plural aggressive, comparative mer aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
- 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
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aggressiv (masculine aggressiv, feminine aggressiv, neuter aggressivt, plural aggressive, comparative meir aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
- 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
References
- “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aggressiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "aggression"
Swedish
Etymology
From German aggressiv, French agressif.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aggressiv (comparative aggressivare, superlative aggressivast)
Declension
Inflection of aggressiv | |||
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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 |
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