Adjective: defensiv
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | defensiver |
| feminine | defensive |
| neuter | defensives |
| plural | defensive |
Genitive
| masculine | defensiven |
| feminine | defensiver |
| neuter | defensiven |
| plural | defensiver |
Dative
| masculine | defensivem |
| feminine | defensiver |
| neuter | defensivem |
| plural | defensiven |
Accusative
| masculine | defensiven |
| feminine | defensive |
| neuter | defensives |
| plural | defensive |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der defensive |
| feminine | die defensive |
| neuter | das defensive |
| plural | die defensiven |
Genitive
| masculine | des defensiven |
| feminine | der defensiven |
| neuter | des defensiven |
| plural | der defensiven |
Dative
| masculine | dem defensiven |
| feminine | der defensiven |
| neuter | dem defensiven |
| plural | den defensiven |
Accusative
| masculine | den defensiven |
| feminine | die defensive |
| neuter | das defensive |
| plural | die defensiven |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein defensiver |
| feminine | eine defensive |
| neuter | ein defensives |
| plural | defensiven |
Genitive
| masculine | eines defensiven |
| feminine | einer defensiven |
| neuter | eines defensiven |
| plural | defensiven |
Dative
| masculine | einem defensiven |
| feminine | einer defensiven |
| neuter | einem defensiven |
| plural | defensiven |
Accusative
| masculine | einen defensiven |
| feminine | eine defensive |
| neuter | ein defensives |
| plural | defensiven |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | defensiv |
| Comparative | defensiver |
| Superlative | am defensivsten |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like defensiv
bildungsfern,
szenig,
breitschulterig,
altsächsisch,
nutzerfreundlich,
psychoanalytisch,
unrettbar,
unverträglich,
unzerreißbar,
würzig,
würdig,
wütend,
kringelig,
sexbesessen,
sexual,
seelig,
seimig,
seidig,
seifig,
sehnig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin dēfendō.
Translations