effektiv

See also: effektív

Danish

Etymology

From Latin effectivus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛfəɡˌtiwˀ/, [ˈefəɡ̊ˌtˢiwˀ], [ˈefəkˌtsʰiwˀ]

Adjective

effektiv

  1. effective, producing a large effect
  2. efficient, having a high results/exertion ratio

Inflection

Inflection of effektiv
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular effektiv effektivere effektivest2
indefinite neuter singular effektivt effektivere effektivest2
plural effektive effektivere effektivest2
definite attributive1 effektive effektivere effektiveste

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.

Antonyms

References

German

Etymology

From Latin effectivus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛfɛkˈtiːf/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

effektiv (strong nominative masculine singular effektiver, comparative effektiver, superlative am effektivsten)

  1. effective
  2. actual

Declension

Further reading

  • effektiv” in Duden online
  • effektiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin effectivus.

Adjective

effektiv (masculine and feminine effektiv, neuter effektivt, definite singular and plural effektive, comparative mer effektiv, superlative mest effektiv)

  1. effective
  2. efficient

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin effectivus.

Adjective

effektiv (neuter effektivt, definite singular and plural effektive, comparative meir effektiv, superlative mest effektiv)

  1. effective
  2. efficient

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin effectivus.

Adjective

effektiv (comparative effektivare, superlative effektivast)

  1. efficient

Declension

Inflection of effektiv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular effektiv effektivare effektivast
neuter singular effektivt effektivare effektivast
plural effektiva effektivare effektivast
masculine plural2 effektive effektivare effektivast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 effektive effektivare effektivaste
all effektiva effektivare effektivaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Further reading