relativ
See also: relatív
Danish
Etymology
From Latin relātīvus (“relative”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛlatiːv/, [ˈʁɛlaˌtˢiʊ̯ˀ]
Noun
relativ n (singular definite relativet, plural indefinite relativer)
- (rare) relative pronoun
Declension
Declension of relativ
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | relativ | relativet | relativer | relativerne |
| genitive | relativs | relativets | relativers | relativernes |
Synonyms
- relativpronomen
- relativt pronomen
Adjective
relativ
- relative
- comparative
Inflection
| Inflection of relativ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | relativ | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | relativt | — | —2 |
| Plural | relative | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | relative | — | — |
| 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
- “relativ” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Adjective
relativ (comparative relativer, superlative am relativsten)
- relative
Declension
Positive forms of relativ
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist relativ | sie ist relativ | es ist relativ | sie sind relativ | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | relativer | relative | relatives | relative |
| genitive | relativen | relativer | relativen | relativer | |
| dative | relativem | relativer | relativem | relativen | |
| accusative | relativen | relative | relatives | relative | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der relative | die relative | das relative | die relativen |
| genitive | des relativen | der relativen | des relativen | der relativen | |
| dative | dem relativen | der relativen | dem relativen | den relativen | |
| accusative | den relativen | die relative | das relative | die relativen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein relativer | eine relative | ein relatives | (keine) relativen |
| genitive | eines relativen | einer relativen | eines relativen | (keiner) relativen | |
| dative | einem relativen | einer relativen | einem relativen | (keinen) relativen | |
| accusative | einen relativen | eine relative | ein relatives | (keine) relativen | |
Comparative forms of relativ
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist relativer | sie ist relativer | es ist relativer | sie sind relativer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | relativerer | relativere | relativeres | relativere |
| genitive | relativeren | relativerer | relativeren | relativerer | |
| dative | relativerem | relativerer | relativerem | relativeren | |
| accusative | relativeren | relativere | relativeres | relativere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der relativere | die relativere | das relativere | die relativeren |
| genitive | des relativeren | der relativeren | des relativeren | der relativeren | |
| dative | dem relativeren | der relativeren | dem relativeren | den relativeren | |
| accusative | den relativeren | die relativere | das relativere | die relativeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein relativerer | eine relativere | ein relativeres | (keine) relativeren |
| genitive | eines relativeren | einer relativeren | eines relativeren | (keiner) relativeren | |
| dative | einem relativeren | einer relativeren | einem relativeren | (keinen) relativeren | |
| accusative | einen relativeren | eine relativere | ein relativeres | (keine) relativeren | |
Superlative forms of relativ
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am relativsten | sie ist am relativsten | es ist am relativsten | sie sind am relativsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | relativster | relativste | relativstes | relativste |
| genitive | relativsten | relativster | relativsten | relativster | |
| dative | relativstem | relativster | relativstem | relativsten | |
| accusative | relativsten | relativste | relativstes | relativste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der relativste | die relativste | das relativste | die relativsten |
| genitive | des relativsten | der relativsten | des relativsten | der relativsten | |
| dative | dem relativsten | der relativsten | dem relativsten | den relativsten | |
| accusative | den relativsten | die relativste | das relativste | die relativsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein relativster | eine relativste | ein relativstes | (keine) relativsten |
| genitive | eines relativsten | einer relativsten | eines relativsten | (keiner) relativsten | |
| dative | einem relativsten | einer relativsten | einem relativsten | (keinen) relativsten | |
| accusative | einen relativsten | eine relativste | ein relativstes | (keine) relativsten | |
Antonyms
- absolut
Further reading
- relativ in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin relativus
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
relativ (neuter singular relativt, definite singular and plural relative)
- relative
References
- “relativ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin relativus
Adjective
relativ (neuter singular relativt, definite singular and plural relative)
- relative
References
- “relativ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
relativ (not comparable)
- relative
Declension
| Inflection of relativ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | relativ | — | — |
| Neuter singular | relativt | — | — |
| Plural | relativa | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | relative | — | — |
| All | relativa | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- relativitet