naiv

Danish

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“created, innate, native”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naiːv/, [naˈiːˀw]

Adjective

naiv

1. naive

Inflection

Inflection of naiv

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	naiv	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	naivt	—	—2
plural	naive	—	—2
definite attributive1	naive	—	—

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

• blåøjet
• enfoldig

Related terms

• naivisme ("naive art")
• naivist
• naivistisk
• naivitet ("naivety")

References

• “naiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ˈiːf/

• Audio (Austria):

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• IPA^(key): /naˈʔiːf/

• Audio:

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Adjective

naiv (strong nominative masculine singular naiver, comparative naiver, superlative am naivsten)

1. green (inexperienced)
2. naive

Declension

Positive forms of naiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist naiv	sie ist naiv	es ist naiv	sie sind naiv
strong declension (without article)	nominative	naiver	naive	naives	naive
	genitive	naiven	naiver	naiven	naiver
	dative	naivem	naiver	naivem	naiven
	accusative	naiven	naive	naives	naive
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der naive	die naive	das naive	die naiven
	genitive	des naiven	der naiven	des naiven	der naiven
	dative	dem naiven	der naiven	dem naiven	den naiven
	accusative	den naiven	die naive	das naive	die naiven
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein naiver	eine naive	ein naives	(keine) naiven
	genitive	eines naiven	einer naiven	eines naiven	(keiner) naiven
	dative	einem naiven	einer naiven	einem naiven	(keinen) naiven
	accusative	einen naiven	eine naive	ein naives	(keine) naiven

Comparative forms of naiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist naiver	sie ist naiver	es ist naiver	sie sind naiver
strong declension (without article)	nominative	naiverer	naivere	naiveres	naivere
	genitive	naiveren	naiverer	naiveren	naiverer
	dative	naiverem	naiverer	naiverem	naiveren
	accusative	naiveren	naivere	naiveres	naivere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der naivere	die naivere	das naivere	die naiveren
	genitive	des naiveren	der naiveren	des naiveren	der naiveren
	dative	dem naiveren	der naiveren	dem naiveren	den naiveren
	accusative	den naiveren	die naivere	das naivere	die naiveren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein naiverer	eine naivere	ein naiveres	(keine) naiveren
	genitive	eines naiveren	einer naiveren	eines naiveren	(keiner) naiveren
	dative	einem naiveren	einer naiveren	einem naiveren	(keinen) naiveren
	accusative	einen naiveren	eine naivere	ein naiveres	(keine) naiveren

Superlative forms of naiv

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

Related terms

• Naivität

Further reading

• “naiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “naiv” in Duden online

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• naív (nonstandard but fairly common)

Etymology

From German naiv, from French naïf, from Latin nativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒjiv], [ˈnɒjiːv]
• Hyphenation: na‧iv
• Rhymes: -iv, -iːv

Adjective

naiv (comparative naivabb, superlative legnaivabb)

1. naive

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	naiv	naivak
accusative	naivat	naivakat
dative	naivnak	naivaknak
instrumental	naivval	naivakkal
causal-final	naivért	naivakért
translative	naivvá	naivakká
terminative	naivig	naivakig
essive-formal	naivként	naivakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	naivban	naivakban
superessive	naivon	naivakon
adessive	naivnál	naivaknál
illative	naivba	naivakba
sublative	naivra	naivakra
allative	naivhoz	naivakhoz
elative	naivból	naivakból
delative	naivról	naivakról
ablative	naivtól	naivaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	naivé	naivaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	naivéi	naivakéi

Derived terms

• naivan
• naivság

Related terms

• naiva
• naivitás

Further reading

• naiv in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

naiv

1. snow

Luxembourgish

Adjective

naiv (masculine naiven, neuter naiivt, comparative méi naiv, superlative am naiivsten)

1. naive

Declension

Declension of naiv

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass naiv	si ass naiv	et ass naiv	si si(nn) naiv
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	naiven	naiv	naiivt	naiv
	independent without determiner			naives	naiver
dative	after any declined word	naiven	naiver	naiven	naiven
	as first declined word	naivem		naivem

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus.

Adjective

naiv (masculine and feminine naiv, neuter naivt, definite singular and plural naive)

1. naive

Derived terms

• naivisme

References

• “naiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “naiv” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus.

Adjective

naiv (neuter naivt, definite singular and plural naive)

1. naive

Derived terms

• naivisme

References

• “naiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈiv/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

naiv m or n (feminine singular naivă, masculine plural naivi, feminine and neuter plural naive)

1. naive

Declension

Declension of naiv

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	naiv		naivă		naivi	naive
	definite	naivul		naiva		naivii	naivele
genitive- dative	indefinite	naiv		naive		naivi	naive
	definite	naivului		naivei		naivilor	naivelor

Related terms

• naivitate

Romansch

Alternative forms

• neiv (Sursilvan, Surmiran)
• nev (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

naiv f

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snow

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈiːv/

• Audio:

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Adjective

naiv (comparative naivare, superlative naivast)

1. naive, childish (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement)

Declension

Inflection of naiv

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	naiv	naivare	naivast
neuter singular	naivt	naivare	naivast
plural	naiva	naivare	naivast
masculine plural2	naive	naivare	naivast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	naive	naivare	naivaste
all	naiva	naivare	naivaste

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.

Related terms

• naivitet

Anagrams

• Ivan