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positiv

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Danish

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Noun

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positiv n (singular definite positivet, plural indefinite positiver)

  1. (grammar) positive
  2. (photography) positive

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Adjective

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positiv

  1. positive (optimistic, supporting)
  2. (mathematics, sciences) positive (larger than zero)

Inflection

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Inflection of positiv
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular positiv 2
indefinite neuter singular positivt 2
plural positive 2
definite attributive1 positive

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.

Antonyms

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References

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːziˌtiːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔzɪˌtiːf/ (alternative in common speech)
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Adjective

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positiv (strong nominative masculine singular positiver, comparative positiver, superlative am positivsten)

  1. positive

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin positivus, via French positif.

Adjective

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positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

  1. positive

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin positivus, via French positif.

Adjective

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positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

  1. positive

References

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Swedish

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Ett positiv (barrel organ)
Ett positiv (church organ)

Adjective

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positiv

  1. (mathematics, sciences) positive (not negative)
  2. positive (optimistic, supporting)

Declension

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Inflection of positiv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular positiv mer positiv mest positiv
neuter singular positivt mer positivt mest positivt
plural positiva mer positiva mest positiva
masculine plural2 positive mer positiva mest positiva
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 positive mer positive mest positive
all positiva mer positiva mest positiva

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.

Antonyms

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Noun

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positiv n

  1. a barrel organ (a hand-crankted musical instrument)
  2. a positive organ (a small church organ)
  3. a photograph (after development, no longer a negative)

Declension

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