progressief
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from French progressif, from Latin prōgressīvus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
progressief (comparative progressiever, superlative progressiefst)
- progressive, pertaining to or favouring left-leaning, emancipatory or innovative politics, pertaining to or supporting progressivism [from 19th c.]
- progressive, pertaining to progress [from early 19th c.]
- progressive, which progresses (e.g. becomes increasingly severe)
- progressive, placing proportionally higher burdens in relation to a quantity (e.g. income, wealth), often in relations to taxes or rates
- progressive, pertaining to subsequent elements [from 19th c.]
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of progressief | ||||
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uninflected | progressief | |||
inflected | progressieve | |||
comparative | progressiever | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | progressief | progressiever | het progressiefst het progressiefste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | progressieve | progressievere | progressiefste |
n. sing. | progressief | progressiever | progressiefste | |
plural | progressieve | progressievere | progressiefste | |
definite | progressieve | progressievere | progressiefste | |
partitive | progressiefs | progressievers | — |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: progressief
- → Indonesian: progresif
- → West Frisian: progressyf