progressiv

Danish

Adjective

progressiv

  1. progressive

Inflection
Inflection of progressiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular progressiv — —2
Indefinite neuter singular progressivt — —2
Plural progressive — —2
Definite attributive1 progressive — —
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.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French progressif and English progressive, both from Latin prōgressīvus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːf/
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  • Hyphenation: pro‧gres‧siv

Adjective

progressiv (strong nominative masculine singular progressiver, comparative progressiver, superlative am progressivsten)

  1. progressive (favoring or promoting progress; advanced)
    Synonym: fortschrittlich
  2. (medicine) progressive (gradually advancing in extent; increasing; advancing in severity)
  3. (politics) progressive (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions; liberal)
  4. (finance) progressive (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases)

Declension
Positive forms of progressiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist progressiv sie ist progressiv es ist progressiv sie sind progressiv
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative progressiver progressive progressives progressive
genitive progressiven progressiver progressiven progressiver
dative progressivem progressiver progressivem progressiven
accusative progressiven progressive progressives progressive
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der progressive die progressive das progressive die progressiven
genitive des progressiven der progressiven des progressiven der progressiven
dative dem progressiven der progressiven dem progressiven den progressiven
accusative den progressiven die progressive das progressive die progressiven
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein progressiver eine progressive ein progressives (keine) progressiven
genitive eines progressiven einer progressiven eines progressiven (keiner) progressiven
dative einem progressiven einer progressiven einem progressiven (keinen) progressiven
accusative einen progressiven eine progressive ein progressives (keine) progressiven
Comparative forms of progressiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist progressiver sie ist progressiver es ist progressiver sie sind progressiver
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative progressiverer progressivere progressiveres progressivere
genitive progressiveren progressiverer progressiveren progressiverer
dative progressiverem progressiverer progressiverem progressiveren
accusative progressiveren progressivere progressiveres progressivere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der progressivere die progressivere das progressivere die progressiveren
genitive des progressiveren der progressiveren des progressiveren der progressiveren
dative dem progressiveren der progressiveren dem progressiveren den progressiveren
accusative den progressiveren die progressivere das progressivere die progressiveren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein progressiverer eine progressivere ein progressiveres (keine) progressiveren
genitive eines progressiveren einer progressiveren eines progressiveren (keiner) progressiveren
dative einem progressiveren einer progressiveren einem progressiveren (keinen) progressiveren
accusative einen progressiveren eine progressivere ein progressiveres (keine) progressiveren
Superlative forms of progressiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am progressivsten sie ist am progressivsten es ist am progressivsten sie sind am progressivsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative progressivster progressivste progressivstes progressivste
genitive progressivsten progressivster progressivsten progressivster
dative progressivstem progressivster progressivstem progressivsten
accusative progressivsten progressivste progressivstes progressivste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der progressivste die progressivste das progressivste die progressivsten
genitive des progressivsten der progressivsten des progressivsten der progressivsten
dative dem progressivsten der progressivsten dem progressivsten den progressivsten
accusative den progressivsten die progressivste das progressivste die progressivsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein progressivster eine progressivste ein progressivstes (keine) progressivsten
genitive eines progressivsten einer progressivsten eines progressivsten (keiner) progressivsten
dative einem progressivsten einer progressivsten einem progressivsten (keinen) progressivsten
accusative einen progressivsten eine progressivste ein progressivstes (keine) progressivsten

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

progressiv (comparative progressivare, superlative progressivast)

  1. progressive (favoring or promoting progress; advanced)
  2. (medicine) progressive (gradually advancing in extent; increasing; advancing in severity)
  3. (politics) progressive (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions; liberal)
  4. (finance) progressive (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases)

Declension
Inflection of progressiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular progressiv progressivare progressivast
Neuter singular progressivt progressivare progressivast
Plural progressiva progressivare progressivast
Masculine plural3 progressive progressivare progressivast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 progressive progressivare progressivaste
All progressiva progressivare progressivaste
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

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References
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