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primitiv
primitiv
See also: primitív
Danish
Adjective
primitiv
Inflection
| Inflection of primitiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | primitiv | mere primitiv | mest primitiv2 |
| Neuter singular | primitivt | mere primitiv | mest primitiv2 |
| Plural | primitive | mere primitiv | mest primitiv2 |
| Definite attributive1 | primitive | mere primitiv | mest primitive |
| 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. | |||
References
German
Etymology
From Latin primitivus, via French primitif
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʀi.miˈtiv/, [pʀi.miˈtiːf]
Adjective
primitiv (comparative primitiver, superlative am primitivsten)
Declension
Positive forms of primitiv
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist primitiv | sie ist primitiv | es ist primitiv | sie sind primitiv | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | primitiver | primitive | primitives | primitive |
| genitive | primitiven | primitiver | primitiven | primitiver | |
| dative | primitivem | primitiver | primitivem | primitiven | |
| accusative | primitiven | primitive | primitives | primitive | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der primitive | die primitive | das primitive | die primitiven |
| genitive | des primitiven | der primitiven | des primitiven | der primitiven | |
| dative | dem primitiven | der primitiven | dem primitiven | den primitiven | |
| accusative | den primitiven | die primitive | das primitive | die primitiven | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein primitiver | eine primitive | ein primitives | (keine) primitiven |
| genitive | eines primitiven | einer primitiven | eines primitiven | (keiner) primitiven | |
| dative | einem primitiven | einer primitiven | einem primitiven | (keinen) primitiven | |
| accusative | einen primitiven | eine primitive | ein primitives | (keine) primitiven | |
Comparative forms of primitiv
Superlative forms of primitiv
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin primitivus, via French primitif
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɾi.miˈtiːʋ]
Adjective
primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)
References
- “primitiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin primitivus, via French primitif
Adjective
primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)
References
- “primitiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin primitivus, via French primitif
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pri.mɪˈtiːv]
Adjective
primitiv (comparative mer primitiv, superlative mest primitiv)
Declension
| Inflection of primitiv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | primitiv | mer primitiv | mest primitiv |
| Neuter singular | primitivt | mer primitivt | mest primitivt |
| Plural | primitiva | mer primitiva | mest primitiva |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | primitive | mer primitive | mest primitive |
| All | primitiva | mer primitiva | mest primitiva |
| 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. | |||