impulsiv

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Danish

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Etymology

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From impuls (impulse) +‎ -iv.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /impulsiːv/, [ˈempʰulˌsiwˀ]

Adjective

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impulsiv

  1. impulsive (highly reactive; people who react quickly or feel emotional)
  2. impulsive (actuated by impulse or by transient feelings)

Inflection

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Inflection of impulsiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular impulsiv 2
Indefinite neuter singular impulsivt 2
Plural impulsive 2
Definite attributive1 impulsive
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.

Synonyms

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf/
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Adjective

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impulsiv (strong nominative masculine singular impulsiver, comparative impulsiver, superlative am impulsivsten)

  1. impulsive

Declension

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Further reading

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  • impulsiv” in Duden online
  • impulsiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin impulsivus.

Adjective

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impulsiv (masculine and feminine impulsiv, neuter impulsivt, definite singular and plural impulsive)

  1. impulsive

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin impulsivus.

Adjective

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impulsiv (neuter impulsivt, definite singular and plural impulsive)

  1. impulsive

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French impulsif. Equivalent to impuls +‎ -iv.

Adjective

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impulsiv m or n (feminine singular impulsivă, masculine plural impulsivi, feminine and neuter plural impulsive)

  1. impulsive

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite impulsiv impulsivă impulsivi impulsive
definite impulsivul impulsiva impulsivii impulsivele
genitive/
dative
indefinite impulsiv impulsive impulsivi impulsive
definite impulsivului impulsivei impulsivilor impulsivelor
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Swedish

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Adjective

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impulsiv (comparative impulsivare, superlative impulsivast)

  1. impulsive ((often) acting on a sudden impulse)

Declension

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Inflection of impulsiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular impulsiv impulsivare impulsivast
Neuter singular impulsivt impulsivare impulsivast
Plural impulsiva impulsivare impulsivast
Masculine plural3 impulsive impulsivare impulsivast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 impulsive impulsivare impulsivaste
All impulsiva impulsivare impulsivaste
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
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References

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