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naiv

naiv

Danish

Adjective

naiv

  1. naive

Inflection

Inflection of naiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular naiv — —2
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.

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German

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Pronunciation

Adjective

naiv ‎(comparative naiver, superlative am naivsten)

  1. green (inexperienced)
  2. naive

Declension

Comparative forms of naiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
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

Hungarian

Etymology

From German naiv, from French naïf, from Latin nativus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɒʲiv]
  • Hyphenation: na‧iv

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Ladino

Etymology

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

Noun

naiv ? ‎(Latin spelling)

  1. snow

Luxembourgish

Adjective

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

  1. naive

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French naïf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈiv/

Adjective

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

  1. naive

Declension

Related terms

  • naivitate

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

naiv f

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snow

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

naiv (comparative naivare, superlative naivast)

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

Declension

Inflection of naiv
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular naiv naivare naivast
Neuter singular naivt naivare naivast
Plural naiva naivare naivast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 naive naivare naivaste
All naiva naivare naivaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Related terms

  • naivitet

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naiːv/, [naˈiːˀw]

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