offensiv

Danish

Etymology

From French offensif.

Adjective

offensiv (neuter offensivt, plural and definite singular attributive offensive)

  1. offensive, pertaining to attacks

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French offensif.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
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Adjective

offensiv (strong nominative masculine singular offensiver, comparative offensiver, superlative am offensivsten)

  1. offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”)
    Die offensiven Fähigkeiten des Heeres sind gering.
    The army’s offensive capabilities are minimal.
  2. assertive, forthright, active, direct
    Der Geschäftsführer wurde für sein offensives Umgehen mit der Unternehmenskrise gelobt.
    The CEO was complimented on his assertive handling of the corporate crisis.

Declension
Positive forms of offensiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist offensiv sie ist offensiv es ist offensiv sie sind offensiv
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative offensiver offensive offensives offensive
genitive offensiven offensiver offensiven offensiver
dative offensivem offensiver offensivem offensiven
accusative offensiven offensive offensives offensive
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der offensive die offensive das offensive die offensiven
genitive des offensiven der offensiven des offensiven der offensiven
dative dem offensiven der offensiven dem offensiven den offensiven
accusative den offensiven die offensive das offensive die offensiven
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein offensiver eine offensive ein offensives (keine) offensiven
genitive eines offensiven einer offensiven eines offensiven (keiner) offensiven
dative einem offensiven einer offensiven einem offensiven (keinen) offensiven
accusative einen offensiven eine offensive ein offensives (keine) offensiven
Comparative forms of offensiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist offensiver sie ist offensiver es ist offensiver sie sind offensiver
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative offensiverer offensivere offensiveres offensivere
genitive offensiveren offensiverer offensiveren offensiverer
dative offensiverem offensiverer offensiverem offensiveren
accusative offensiveren offensivere offensiveres offensivere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der offensivere die offensivere das offensivere die offensiveren
genitive des offensiveren der offensiveren des offensiveren der offensiveren
dative dem offensiveren der offensiveren dem offensiveren den offensiveren
accusative den offensiveren die offensivere das offensivere die offensiveren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein offensiverer eine offensivere ein offensiveres (keine) offensiveren
genitive eines offensiveren einer offensiveren eines offensiveren (keiner) offensiveren
dative einem offensiveren einer offensiveren einem offensiveren (keinen) offensiveren
accusative einen offensiveren eine offensivere ein offensiveres (keine) offensiveren
Superlative forms of offensiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am offensivsten sie ist am offensivsten es ist am offensivsten sie sind am offensivsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative offensivster offensivste offensivstes offensivste
genitive offensivsten offensivster offensivsten offensivster
dative offensivstem offensivster offensivstem offensivsten
accusative offensivsten offensivste offensivstes offensivste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der offensivste die offensivste das offensivste die offensivsten
genitive des offensivsten der offensivsten des offensivsten der offensivsten
dative dem offensivsten der offensivsten dem offensivsten den offensivsten
accusative den offensivsten die offensivste das offensivste die offensivsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein offensivster eine offensivste ein offensivstes (keine) offensivsten
genitive eines offensivsten einer offensivsten eines offensivsten (keiner) offensivsten
dative einem offensivsten einer offensivsten einem offensivsten (keinen) offensivsten
accusative einen offensivsten eine offensivste ein offensivstes (keine) offensivsten

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “offensiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).

Adjective

offensiv (masculine and feminine offensiv, neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)

  1. offensive (attacking)

Noun

offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensiver, definite plural offensivene)

  1. an offensive (attack)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).

Adjective

offensiv (neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)

  1. offensive (attacking)

Noun

offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensivar, definite plural offensivane)

  1. an offensive (attack)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French offensive, offensif, from Latin offendēre.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

offensiv (comparative offensivare, superlative offensivast)

  1. offensive

Declension
Inflection of offensiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular offensiv offensivare offensivast
Neuter singular offensivt offensivare offensivast
Plural offensiva offensivare offensivast
Masculine plural3 offensive offensivare offensivast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 offensive offensivare offensivaste
All offensiva offensivare offensivaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Antonyms

Noun

offensiv c

  1. offensive

Declension
Declension of offensiv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative offensiv offensiven offensiver offensiverna
Genitive offensivs offensivens offensivers offensivernas

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

References
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