adoptiv

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin adoptivus, from adoptare (adopt), from ad- (to, towards, at) + optāre (to choose, desire).

Adjective

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adoptiv

  1. (archaic) adoptive

Usage notes

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Only used in compounds.

Inflection

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Inflection of adoptiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular adoptiv 2
Indefinite neuter singular adoptivt 2
Plural adoptive 2
Definite attributive1 adoptive
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.

Derived terms

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French adoptif, from Latin adoptivus.

Adjective

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adoptiv m or n (feminine singular adoptivă, masculine plural adoptivi, feminine and neuter plural adoptive)

  1. adoptive

Declension

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Swedish

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Adjective

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adoptiv

  1. adoptive (pertaining to adoption)

Declension

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Inflection of adoptiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular adoptiv
Neuter singular adoptivt
Plural adoptiva
Masculine plural3 adoptive
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 adoptive
All adoptiva
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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