intensiv

Danish

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus

Adjective

intensiv

1. intensive

Inflection

Inflection of intensiv

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	intensiv	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	intensivt	—	—2
plural	intensive	—	—2
definite attributive1	intensive	—	—

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.

References

• “intensiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪntɛnˈziːf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

intensiv (strong nominative masculine singular intensiver, comparative intensiver, superlative am intensivsten)

1. intense
2. acute
3. intensive

Declension

Positive forms of intensiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist intensiv	sie ist intensiv	es ist intensiv	sie sind intensiv
strong declension (without article)	nominative	intensiver	intensive	intensives	intensive
	genitive	intensiven	intensiver	intensiven	intensiver
	dative	intensivem	intensiver	intensivem	intensiven
	accusative	intensiven	intensive	intensives	intensive
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der intensive	die intensive	das intensive	die intensiven
	genitive	des intensiven	der intensiven	des intensiven	der intensiven
	dative	dem intensiven	der intensiven	dem intensiven	den intensiven
	accusative	den intensiven	die intensive	das intensive	die intensiven
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein intensiver	eine intensive	ein intensives	(keine) intensiven
	genitive	eines intensiven	einer intensiven	eines intensiven	(keiner) intensiven
	dative	einem intensiven	einer intensiven	einem intensiven	(keinen) intensiven
	accusative	einen intensiven	eine intensive	ein intensives	(keine) intensiven

Comparative forms of intensiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist intensiver	sie ist intensiver	es ist intensiver	sie sind intensiver
strong declension (without article)	nominative	intensiverer	intensivere	intensiveres	intensivere
	genitive	intensiveren	intensiverer	intensiveren	intensiverer
	dative	intensiverem	intensiverer	intensiverem	intensiveren
	accusative	intensiveren	intensivere	intensiveres	intensivere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der intensivere	die intensivere	das intensivere	die intensiveren
	genitive	des intensiveren	der intensiveren	des intensiveren	der intensiveren
	dative	dem intensiveren	der intensiveren	dem intensiveren	den intensiveren
	accusative	den intensiveren	die intensivere	das intensivere	die intensiveren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein intensiverer	eine intensivere	ein intensiveres	(keine) intensiveren
	genitive	eines intensiveren	einer intensiveren	eines intensiveren	(keiner) intensiveren
	dative	einem intensiveren	einer intensiveren	einem intensiveren	(keinen) intensiveren
	accusative	einen intensiveren	eine intensivere	ein intensiveres	(keine) intensiveren

Superlative forms of intensiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am intensivsten	sie ist am intensivsten	es ist am intensivsten	sie sind am intensivsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	intensivster	intensivste	intensivstes	intensivste
	genitive	intensivsten	intensivster	intensivsten	intensivster
	dative	intensivstem	intensivster	intensivstem	intensivsten
	accusative	intensivsten	intensivste	intensivstes	intensivste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der intensivste	die intensivste	das intensivste	die intensivsten
	genitive	des intensivsten	der intensivsten	des intensivsten	der intensivsten
	dative	dem intensivsten	der intensivsten	dem intensivsten	den intensivsten
	accusative	den intensivsten	die intensivste	das intensivste	die intensivsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein intensivster	eine intensivste	ein intensivstes	(keine) intensivsten
	genitive	eines intensivsten	einer intensivsten	eines intensivsten	(keiner) intensivsten
	dative	einem intensivsten	einer intensivsten	einem intensivsten	(keinen) intensivsten
	accusative	einen intensivsten	eine intensivste	ein intensivstes	(keine) intensivsten

Derived terms

• Intensivstation

Further reading

• “intensiv” in Duden online
• “intensiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian intensivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.tɛnˈsiːf/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -iːf

Adjective

intensiv (feminine singular intensiva, plural intensivi)

1. intensive

Related terms

• intens
• intensament
• intensifika
• intensità

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus

Adjective

intensiv (neuter singular intensivt, definite singular and plural intensive)

1. intensive
2. intense

Derived terms

• arbeidsintensiv

References

• “intensiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus

Adjective

intensiv (neuter singular intensivt, definite singular and plural intensive)

1. intensive
2. intense

Derived terms

• arbeidsintensiv

References

• “intensiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intensif. Equivalent to intens +‎ -iv.

Adjective

intensiv m or n (feminine singular intensivă, masculine plural intensivi, feminine/neuter plural intensive)

1. intensive

Declension

Declension of intensiv

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	intensiv		intensivă		intensivi	intensive
	definite	intensivul		intensiva		intensivii	intensivele
genitive- dative	indefinite	intensiv		intensive		intensivi	intensive
	definite	intensivului		intensivei		intensivilor	intensivelor

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Ultimately from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus

Adjective

intensiv (comparative intensivare, superlative intensivast)

1. intensive, intense

   arbeta intensivt ― work intensively

   en intensiv upplevelse ― an intense experience

2. vibrant

   intensiva färger ― vibrant colours

Inflection

Inflection of intensiv

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	intensiv	intensivare	intensivast
neuter singular	intensivt	intensivare	intensivast
plural	intensiva	intensivare	intensivast
masculine plural2	intensive	intensivare	intensivast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	intensive	intensivare	intensivaste
all	intensiva	intensivare	intensivaste

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

• arbetsintensiv
• arbetskraftsintensiv
• elintensiv
• energiintensiv
• intensivkurs
• intensivträning
• intensivutbildning
• intensivvård
• intensivvårdsavdelning
• intensivövervakning
• kapitalintensiv
• kunskapsintensiv
• lågintensiv
• personalintensiv

Related terms

• intensifiera
• intensitet

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of intensivvårdsavdelning (“intensive care unit”). According to SO; attested since the 1960s.

Noun

intensiv c

1. (medicine, colloquial) intensive care unit

   Synonym: IVA

   Han ligger på intensiven.

   He's at the intensive care unit.

   (literally, “He lies at the intensive.”)

Declension

Declension of intensiv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	intensiv	intensivs
	definite	intensiven	intensivens
plural	indefinite	intensiver	intensivers
	definite	intensiverna	intensivernas

References

• “intensiv”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)