demonstrativ

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French démonstratif.

Adjective

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demonstrativ

  1. (grammar) demonstrative
  2. ostentatious, unsubtly expressing an opinion without actually articulating it
    • 2017, Lisbeth Werner, Puk sætter rekord, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      ... Karen ... smækkede døren efter sig på en meget demonstrativ måde.
      Karen slammed the door behind in a very ostentatious way.
    • 2015, Katrine Marie Guldager, København, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      Hun tog et stort sug af cigaretten og pustede røgen ud på en meget demonstrativ måde.
      She inhaled deeply from the cigarette and exhaled the smoke in a very ostentatious way.
    • 2013, Morten Hesseldahl, En tid til at dø, Modtryk, →ISBN:
      “En beskeden mand,” siger Kasper. “Beskeden på en meget demonstrativ måde i så fald.
      "A modest man," Kasper says. "In that case, modest in a very ostentatious way.

Inflection

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Inflection of demonstrativ
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular demonstrativ 2
Indefinite neuter singular demonstrativt 2
Plural demonstrative 2
Definite attributive1 demonstrative
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.

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Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /demɔnstʁaˈtiːf/
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Adjective

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demonstrativ (strong nominative masculine singular demonstrativer, comparative demonstrativer, superlative am demonstrativsten)

  1. demonstrative

Declension

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Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French démonstratif, from Latin demonstrativus. By surface analysis, demonstra +‎ -tiv.

Adjective

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demonstrativ m or n (feminine singular demonstrativă, masculine plural demonstrativi, feminine and neuter plural demonstrative)

  1. demonstrative

Declension

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