German

Alternative forms

• Adj. (abbreviation)
• Adjectiv, Adjectivum (dated)
• Adjektivum

Noun

Adjektiv n ‎(genitive Adjektivs or Adjektives, plural Adjektive)

1. (grammar) adjective

Declension

Synonyms

• Beiwort, Eigenschaftswort

Derived terms

• Verbaladjektiv

Luxembourgish

Noun

Adjektiv n ‎(plural Adjektiven)

1. (grammar) adjective

Albanian

Noun

adjektiv

1. adjective
   • 1982, Gjurmime albanologjike: seria e shkencave filologjike, volumes 12-13, page 66:

     […] i cili me kohë është shndërruar ne patronim, роr edhe me mbiemër (adjektiv) cilësor plak, […]

Synonyms

• mbiemër

Danish

Etymology

From Latin adiectīvum, neuter of adiectīvus ‎(“adjective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adjɛktiːv/, [ˈaðjɛɡ̊ˌtˢiwˀ]

Noun

adjektiv n (singular definite adjektivet, plural indefinite adjektiver)

1. (grammar) adjective (a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent)

Inflection

Synonyms

• tillægsord n

See also

• adjektiv on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• (parts of speech) ordklasse; adjektiv/‎tillægsord,‎ adverbium/‎biord,‎ artikel/‎kendeord,‎ interjektion/‎udråbsord,‎ kardinaltal/‎mængdetal,‎ konjunktion/‎bindeord,‎ numerale/‎talord,‎ onomatopoietikon/‎lydord,‎ ordinaltal/‎ordenstal,‎ pronomen/‎stedord,‎ proprium/‎egennavn,‎ præposition/‎forholdsord,‎ substantiv/‎navneord,‎ verbum/‎udsagnsord ^{(Category: da:Parts of speech) [edit]}

References

• “adjektiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin (nomen) adjectivum

Noun

adjektiv n ‎(definite singular adjektivet, indefinite plural adjektiv or adjektiver, definite plural adjektiva or adjektivene)

1. an adjective (grammatical part of speech)

References

• “adjektiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin (nomen) adjectivum

Noun

adjektiv n ‎(definite singular adjektivet, indefinite plural adjektiv, definite plural adjektiva)

1. an adjective (as above)

References

• “adjektiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin adjectīvum, from adiectus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âdjektiːʋ/
• Hyphenation: ad‧jek‧tiv

Noun

ȁdjektīv m ‎(Cyrillic spelling а̏дјектӣв)

1. (rare) adjective

Declension

Synonyms

• (adjective): prídev / prídjev

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adjɛktiːv/

Adjective

adjektiv

1. (chemistry) adjective (of a dye)

   en adjektiv färg

   an adjective dye

Declension

Noun

adjektiv n

1. an adjective

Declension

Related terms

• adjektivisk

Descendants

• Finnish: adjektiivi

Veps

Noun

adjektiv

1. adjective

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “имя, прилагательное”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika