defensiv

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin dēfendō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˈdɛ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌdɛ.fɛnˈziːf/, /ˌdɛ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.fɛnˌsiːf/, /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈsiːf/ (Austria)

• Audio:

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Adjective

defensiv (strong nominative masculine singular defensiver, comparative defensiver, superlative am defensivsten)

1. defensive

Declension

Positive forms of defensiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist defensiv	sie ist defensiv	es ist defensiv	sie sind defensiv
strong declension (without article)	nominative	defensiver	defensive	defensives	defensive
	genitive	defensiven	defensiver	defensiven	defensiver
	dative	defensivem	defensiver	defensivem	defensiven
	accusative	defensiven	defensive	defensives	defensive
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der defensive	die defensive	das defensive	die defensiven
	genitive	des defensiven	der defensiven	des defensiven	der defensiven
	dative	dem defensiven	der defensiven	dem defensiven	den defensiven
	accusative	den defensiven	die defensive	das defensive	die defensiven
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein defensiver	eine defensive	ein defensives	(keine) defensiven
	genitive	eines defensiven	einer defensiven	eines defensiven	(keiner) defensiven
	dative	einem defensiven	einer defensiven	einem defensiven	(keinen) defensiven
	accusative	einen defensiven	eine defensive	ein defensives	(keine) defensiven

Comparative forms of defensiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist defensiver	sie ist defensiver	es ist defensiver	sie sind defensiver
strong declension (without article)	nominative	defensiverer	defensivere	defensiveres	defensivere
	genitive	defensiveren	defensiverer	defensiveren	defensiverer
	dative	defensiverem	defensiverer	defensiverem	defensiveren
	accusative	defensiveren	defensivere	defensiveres	defensivere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der defensivere	die defensivere	das defensivere	die defensiveren
	genitive	des defensiveren	der defensiveren	des defensiveren	der defensiveren
	dative	dem defensiveren	der defensiveren	dem defensiveren	den defensiveren
	accusative	den defensiveren	die defensivere	das defensivere	die defensiveren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein defensiverer	eine defensivere	ein defensiveres	(keine) defensiveren
	genitive	eines defensiveren	einer defensiveren	eines defensiveren	(keiner) defensiveren
	dative	einem defensiveren	einer defensiveren	einem defensiveren	(keinen) defensiveren
	accusative	einen defensiveren	eine defensivere	ein defensiveres	(keine) defensiveren

Superlative forms of defensiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am defensivsten	sie ist am defensivsten	es ist am defensivsten	sie sind am defensivsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	defensivster	defensivste	defensivstes	defensivste
	genitive	defensivsten	defensivster	defensivsten	defensivster
	dative	defensivstem	defensivster	defensivstem	defensivsten
	accusative	defensivsten	defensivste	defensivstes	defensivste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der defensivste	die defensivste	das defensivste	die defensivsten
	genitive	des defensivsten	der defensivsten	des defensivsten	der defensivsten
	dative	dem defensivsten	der defensivsten	dem defensivsten	den defensivsten
	accusative	den defensivsten	die defensivste	das defensivste	die defensivsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein defensivster	eine defensivste	ein defensivstes	(keine) defensivsten
	genitive	eines defensivsten	einer defensivsten	eines defensivsten	(keiner) defensivsten
	dative	einem defensivsten	einer defensivsten	einem defensivsten	(keinen) defensivsten
	accusative	einen defensivsten	eine defensivste	ein defensivstes	(keine) defensivsten

Further reading

• “defensiv” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French défensif.

Adjective

defensiv m or n (feminine singular defensivă, masculine plural defensivi, feminine and neuter plural defensive)

1. defensive

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	defensiv		defensivă		defensivi	defensive
	definite	defensivul		defensiva		defensivii	defensivele
genitive- dative	indefinite	defensiv		defensive		defensivi	defensive
	definite	defensivului		defensivei		defensivilor	defensivelor

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French défensive, from défense, from Latin dēfendere.

Adjective

defensiv (comparative defensivare, superlative defensivast)

1. defensive

   Antonym: offensiv

Declension

Inflection of defensiv

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	defensiv	defensivare	defensivast
neuter singular	defensivt	defensivare	defensivast
plural	defensiva	defensivare	defensivast
masculine plural2	defensive	defensivare	defensivast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	defensive	defensivare	defensivaste
all	defensiva	defensivare	defensivaste

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.

Noun

defensiv c

1. defensive

   Antonym: offensiv

Declension

Declension of defensiv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	defensiv	defensivs
	definite	defensiven	defensivens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• defensiv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• defensiv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• defensiv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)