offensief

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French offensif, from Latin offensīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔ.fɛnˈsif/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: of‧fen‧sief
  • Rhymes: -if

Noun

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offensief n (plural offensieven, diminutive offensiefje n)

  1. offensive

Derived terms

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Adjective

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offensief (comparative offensiever, superlative offensiefst)

  1. (competition) offensive

Declension

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Declension of offensief
uninflected offensief
inflected offensieve
comparative offensiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial offensief offensiever het offensiefst
het offensiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. offensieve offensievere offensiefste
n. sing. offensief offensiever offensiefste
plural offensieve offensievere offensiefste
definite offensieve offensievere offensiefste
partitive offensiefs offensievers

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: offensief
  • Indonesian: ofensif