# negativ
## Albanian
### Adjective

negativ (feminine negative, masculine plural negativë, feminine plural negative)
* negative

### Further reading

* “negativ”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
* “negativ”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian негатив (negativ).

### Noun

negativ
* negative

#### Declension
### References

* “negativ”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnɛɡatɪf]
* IPA: [ˈnɛɡatiːf]
* Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tiv

### Noun

negativ m inan
* (photography) negative

#### Related terms

* See negace

### Further reading

* “negativ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “negativ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “negativ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Danish
### Noun

negativ n (singular definite negativet, plural indefinite negativer)
* (photography) negative

#### Declension
### Adjective

negativ
* (mathematics, and other senses) negative

#### Related terms

* negativitet

### References

* “negativ” in Den Danske Ordbog

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneːɡaˌtiːf/ (standard)
* IPA: /ˈnɛɡɐˌtiːf/ (variant in common speech)
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### Adjective

negativ (strong nominative masculine singular negativer, comparative negativer, superlative am negativsten)
* negative (undesirable)
    Die negativen Folgen dieses Vorgehens werden jetzt deutlich. ― The negative consequences of this course of action are now becoming apparent.
* negative, negatory
    Die Antwort auf meine Anfrage war negativ. ― The answer to my request was negative.
* negative (less than zero)
    Die Multiplikation von zwei negativen Zahlen ergibt eine positive Zahl. ― Multiplying two negative numbers produces a positive number.
* negative (producing no evidence)
    Der Test auf Kokain hat ein negatives Ergebnis gebracht. ― The test for cocaine has produced a negative result.
* negative, pessimistic, not fun-loving
    Warum bist du denn heute so negativ? ― Why are you so negative today?

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “negativ” in Duden online
* “negativ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin negativus.

### Adjective

negativ (neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)
* negative

### References

* “negativ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin negativus.

### Adjective

negativ (neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)
* negative

### References

* “negativ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian negativo or Latin negativus or French negatif or German negativ. Equivalent to nega +‎ -tiv.

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

negativ m or n (feminine singular negativă, masculine plural negativi, feminine and neuter plural negative)
* negative

#### Declension
### Noun

negativ n (plural negative)
* (photography) negative

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

negativ (comparative negativare, superlative negativast)
* negative; of the same electric charge as an electron
* (of a number) less than zero
* negative; with a pessimistic view

#### Related terms

* negativitet
* neggo

### Noun

negativ n
* (photography) negative

#### Declension
## Veps
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

negativ
* (photography) negative

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “негатив”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika