# aggressiv
## Danish
### Adjective

aggressiv
* aggressive

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Related terms

* aggressivitet

### References

* “aggressiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agressif.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɡʁɛˈsiːf/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ag‧gres‧siv

### Adjective

aggressiv (strong nominative masculine singular aggressiver, comparative aggressiver, superlative am aggressivsten)
* aggressive

#### Related terms

* Aggressivität
* Aggressor

### Further reading

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

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German aggressiv and French agressif.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˌɑɡʀæˈsiːf]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

aggressiv (masculine aggressiven, neuter aggressiivt, comparative méi aggressiv, superlative am aggressiivsten)
* aggressive

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aggressivo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɡ.ɡrɛsˈsiːf/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)

### Adjective

aggressiv (feminine singular aggressiva, plural aggressivi)
* aggressive

#### Related terms

* aggredixxa (aggreda)
* aggressività
* aggressjoni
* aggressur

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
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### Adjective

aggressiv (neuter singular aggressivt, definite singular and plural aggressive, comparative mer aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
* aggressive (tending or disposed to aggression)
    De er kjent for å føre en aggressiv politikk.They are known for having an aggressive policy.

#### Synonyms

* angrepslysten, angripende, anmassende, fiendtlig, krigslysten, nærgående, offensiv, påtrengende, stridbar, stridslysten

#### Related terms

* aggresivitet
* aggressor

### References

* “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
* “aggressiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aggression”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

aggressiv (masculine aggressiv, feminine aggressiv, neuter aggressivt, plural aggressive, comparative meir aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)
* aggressive (tending or disposed to aggress)
    Dei er kjende for å føre ein aggressiv politikk.They are known for having an aggressive policy.

#### Synonyms

* åtakande, angripande, krigersk, fiendtleg, nærgåande, offensiv, påtrengjande, stridbar, stridlyndt, stridslysten

#### Related terms

* aggresivitet
* aggressor

### References

* “aggressiv” in The Ordnett Dictionary
* “aggressiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aggression”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From German aggressiv, French agressif.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɡrɛsiːv/

### Adjective

aggressiv (comparative aggressivare, superlative aggressivast)
* aggressive

#### Declension

$^1$ 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.

#### Derived terms

* passivt aggressiv, passivaggressiv, passiv-aggressiv

### References

* aggressiv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)