primitiv

See also: primitív

Danish

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pri.miˈtiːv/, [pʁi.miˈtˢʰiʊ̯ˀ]

Adjective

primitiv

1. primitive

Inflection

Inflection of primitiv
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	primitiv	mere primitiv	mest primitiv2
Indefinite neuter singular	primitivt	mere primitiv	mest primitiv2
Plural	primitive	mere primitiv	mest primitiv2
Definite attributive1	primitive	mere primitiv	mest primitive
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

• “primitiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʀi.miˈtiv/, [pʀi.miˈtiːf]

Adjective

primitiv (comparative primitiver, superlative am primitivsten)

1. primitive

Further reading

• “primitiv” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾi.miˈtiːʋ]

Adjective

primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)

1. primitive

References

• “primitiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Adjective

primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)

1. primitive

References

• “primitiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pri.mɪˈtiːv]

Adjective

primitiv (comparative mer primitiv, superlative mest primitiv)

1. primitive

Declension

Inflection of primitiv
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	primitiv	mer primitiv	mest primitiv
Neuter singular	primitivt	mer primitivt	mest primitivt
Plural	primitiva	mer primitiva	mest primitiva
Masculine plural3	primitive	mer primitiva	mest primitiva
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	primitive	mer primitive	mest primitive
All	primitiva	mer primitiva	mest primitiva
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