offensief

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French offensif, from Latin offensīvus.

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

Noun

offensief n (plural offensieven, diminutive offensiefje n)

  1. offensive

Derived terms

Adjective

offensief (comparative offensiever, superlative offensiefst)

  1. (competition) offensive

Inflection
Inflection of offensief
uninflected offensief
inflected offensieve
comparative offensiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial offensiefoffensieverhet offensiefst
het offensiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. offensieveoffensievereoffensiefste
n. sing. offensiefoffensieveroffensiefste
plural offensieveoffensievereoffensiefste
definite offensieveoffensievereoffensiefste
partitive offensiefsoffensievers—

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: offensief
  • → Indonesian: ofensif
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