adoptiv

Danish

Etymology

From Latin adoptivus, from adoptare (“adopt”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + optāre (“to choose, desire”).

Adjective

adoptiv

1. (archaic) adoptive

Usage notes

Only used in compounds.

Inflection

Inflection of adoptiv
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	adoptiv	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	adoptivt	—	—2
Plural	adoptive	—	—2
Definite attributive1	adoptive	—	—
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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• adoptivbarn
• adoptivdatter
• adoptivfader
• adoptivfar
• adoptivforældre
• adoptivmoder
• adoptivmor
• adoptivsøn

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French adoptif, from Latin adoptivus.

Adjective

adoptiv m or n (feminine singular adoptivă, masculine plural adoptivi, feminine and neuter plural adoptive)

1. adoptive

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	adoptiv		adoptivă		adoptivi	adoptive
	definite	adoptivul		adoptiva		adoptivii	adoptivele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	adoptiv		adoptive		adoptivi	adoptive
	definite	adoptivului		adoptivei		adoptivilor	adoptivelor

Swedish

Adjective

adoptiv

1. adoptive (pertaining to adoption)

Declension

Inflection of adoptiv
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	adoptiv	—	—
Neuter singular	adoptivt	—	—
Plural	adoptiva	—	—
Masculine plural3	adoptive	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	adoptive	—	—
All	adoptiva	—	—
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

• adoptivbarn
• adoptivdotter
• adoptivfar
• adoptivföräldrar
• adoptivmor
• adoptivson