defensief
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle French défensif. Equivalent to defensie + -ief.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]defensief (comparative defensiever, superlative defensiefst)
Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: défénsif