defensief

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French défensif. Equivalent to defensie +‎ -ief.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.fɛnˈsif/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

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defensief (comparative defensiever, superlative defensiefst)

  1. defensive

Declension

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Declension of defensief
uninflected defensief
inflected defensieve
comparative defensiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial defensief defensiever het defensiefst
het defensiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. defensieve defensievere defensiefste
n. sing. defensief defensiever defensiefste
plural defensieve defensievere defensiefste
definite defensieve defensievere defensiefste
partitive defensiefs defensievers

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: défénsif