aggressiv
Danish
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]aggressiv (neuter aggressivt , plural and definite singular attributive aggressive )
Inflection
[edit ]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | aggressiv | aggressivere | aggressivest 2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivere | aggressivest 2 |
| plural | aggressive | aggressivere | aggressivest 2 |
| 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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[edit ]German
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Borrowed from French agressif .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]aggressiv (strong nominative masculine singular aggressiver , comparative aggressiver , superlative am aggressivsten )
Declension
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[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- "aggressiv" in Duden online
- "aggressiv", in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
Luxembourgish
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Borrowed from German aggressiv and French agressif .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]aggressiv (masculine aggressiven , neuter aggressiivt , comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten )
Maltese
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Borrowed from Italian aggressivo .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]aggressiv (feminine singular aggressiva , plural aggressivi )
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[edit ]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]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
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]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
[edit ]- angrepslysten , angripende , anmassende , fiendtlig , krigslysten , nærgående , offensiv , påtrengende , stridbar , stridslysten
Related terms
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "aggressiv" in The Ordnett Dictionary
- "aggressiv" in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2026), "aggression", in Online Etymology Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]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
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]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
[edit ]- åtakande , angripande , krigersk , fiendtleg , nærgåande , offensiv , påtrengjande , stridbar , stridlyndt , stridslysten
Related terms
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "aggressiv" in The Ordnett Dictionary
- "aggressiv" in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2026), "aggression", in Online Etymology Dictionary .
Swedish
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From German aggressiv , French agressif .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]aggressiv (comparative aggressivare , superlative aggressivast )
Declension
[edit ]| Indefinite | positive | comparative | superlative1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| common singular | aggressiv | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| neuter singular | aggressivt | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| plural | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| masculine plural2 | aggressive | aggressivare | aggressivast |
| Definite | positive | comparative | superlative |
| masculine singular3 | aggressive | aggressivare | aggressivaste |
| all | aggressiva | aggressivare | aggressivaste |
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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "aggressiv", in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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