naiv

Danish

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“created, innate, native”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naiːv/, [naˈiːˀw]

Adjective

naiv

1. naive

Inflection

Inflection of naiv
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	naiv	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	naivt	—	—2
Plural	naive	—	—2
Definite attributive1	naive	—	—
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.

Synonyms

• blåøjet
• enfoldig

Related terms

• naivisme ("naive art")
• naivist
• naivistisk
• naivitet ("naivety", "naiveness")

References

• “naiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈʔiːf/

• Audio (Austria):

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Adjective

naiv (comparative naiver, superlative am naivsten)

1. green (inexperienced)
2. naive

Related terms

• Naivität

Further reading

• “naiv” in Duden online

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Hungarian

Etymology

From German naiv, from French naïf, from Latin nativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒjiv]
• Hyphenation: na‧iv

Adjective

naiv (comparative naivabb, superlative legnaivabb)

1. naive

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	naiv	naivak
accusative	naivat	naivakat
dative	naivnak	naivaknak
instrumental	naivval	naivakkal
causal-final	naivért	naivakért
translative	naivvá	naivakká
terminative	naivig	naivakig
essive-formal	naivként	naivakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	naivban	naivakban
superessive	naivon	naivakon
adessive	naivnál	naivaknál
illative	naivba	naivakba
sublative	naivra	naivakra
allative	naivhoz	naivakhoz
elative	naivból	naivakból
delative	naivról	naivakról
ablative	naivtól	naivaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	naivé	naivaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	naivéi	naivakéi

Derived terms

• naivan
• naivság

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Ladino

Etymology

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

1. snow

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

naiv (masculine naiven, neuter naiivt, comparative méi naiv, superlative am naiivsten)

1. naive

Declension

declension of naiv

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass naiv	si ass naiv	et ass naiv	si si(nn) naiv
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	naiven	naiv	naiivt	naiv
	independent without determiner			naives	naiver
dative	after any declined word	naiven	naiver	naiven	naiven
	as first declined word	naivem		naivem

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Adjective

naiv (masculine and feminine naiv, neuter naivt, definite singular and plural naive)

1. naive

Derived terms

• naivisme

References

• “naiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “naiv” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Adjective

naiv (neuter naivt, definite singular and plural naive)

1. naive

Derived terms

• naivisme

References

• “naiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈiv/

Adjective

naiv m or n (feminine singular naivă, masculine plural naivi, feminine and neuter plural naive)

1. naive

Declension

Declension of naiv

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	naiv		naivă	naivi	naive
	definite	naivul		naiva	naivii	naivele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	naiv		naive	naivi	naive
	definite	naivului		naivei	naivelor	naivilor

Related terms

• naivitate

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan, Surmiran) neiv
• (Sutsilvan) nev

Etymology

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

naiv f

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snow

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

naiv (comparative naivare, superlative naivast)

1. naive, childish (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement)

Declension

Inflection of naiv
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	naiv	naivare	naivast
Neuter singular	naivt	naivare	naivast
Plural	naiva	naivare	naivast
Masculine plural3	naive	naivare	naivast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	naive	naivare	naivaste
All	naiva	naivare	naivaste
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

Related terms

• naivitet

Anagrams

• Ivan