naiv

Danish

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“created, innate, native”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naiːv/, [naˈiːˀw]

Adjective

naiv

  1. naive

Inflection
Inflection of naiv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular naiv — —2
Neuter singular naivt — —2
Plural naive — —2
Definite attributive1 naive — —
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.

Synonyms

References

German

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naˈʔiːf/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

naiv (comparative naiver, superlative am naivsten)

  1. green (inexperienced)
  2. naive

Declension
Positive forms of naiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist naiv sie ist naiv es ist naiv sie sind naiv
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative naiver naive naives naive
genitive naiven naiver naiven naiver
dative naivem naiver naivem naiven
accusative naiven naive naives naive
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der naive die naive das naive die naiven
genitive des naiven der naiven des naiven der naiven
dative dem naiven der naiven dem naiven den naiven
accusative den naiven die naive das naive die naiven
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein naiver eine naive ein naives (keine) naiven
genitive eines naiven einer naiven eines naiven (keiner) naiven
dative einem naiven einer naiven einem naiven (keinen) naiven
accusative einen naiven eine naive ein naives (keine) naiven
Comparative forms of naiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist naiver sie ist naiver es ist naiver sie sind naiver
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative naiverer naivere naiveres naivere
genitive naiveren naiverer naiveren naiverer
dative naiverem naiverer naiverem naiveren
accusative naiveren naivere naiveres naivere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der naivere die naivere das naivere die naiveren
genitive des naiveren der naiveren des naiveren der naiveren
dative dem naiveren der naiveren dem naiveren den naiveren
accusative den naiveren die naivere das naivere die naiveren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein naiverer eine naivere ein naiveres (keine) naiveren
genitive eines naiveren einer naiveren eines naiveren (keiner) naiveren
dative einem naiveren einer naiveren einem naiveren (keinen) naiveren
accusative einen naiveren eine naivere ein naiveres (keine) naiveren
Superlative forms of naiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am naivsten sie ist am naivsten es ist am naivsten sie sind am naivsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative naivster naivste naivstes naivste
genitive naivsten naivster naivsten naivster
dative naivstem naivster naivstem naivsten
accusative naivsten naivste naivstes naivste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der naivste die naivste das naivste die naivsten
genitive des naivsten der naivsten des naivsten der naivsten
dative dem naivsten der naivsten dem naivsten den naivsten
accusative den naivsten die naivste das naivste die naivsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein naivster eine naivste ein naivstes (keine) naivsten
genitive eines naivsten einer naivsten eines naivsten (keiner) naivsten
dative einem naivsten einer naivsten einem naivsten (keinen) naivsten
accusative einen naivsten eine naivste ein naivstes (keine) naivsten

Further reading
  • naiv in Duden online

Hungarian

Etymology

From German naiv, from French naïf, from Latin nativus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnɒʲiv]
  • Hyphenation: na‧iv

Adjective

naiv (comparative naivabb, superlative legnaivabb)

  1. naive

Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative naiv naivak
accusative naivat naivakat
dative naivnak naivaknak
instrumental naivval naivakkal
causal-final naivért naivakért
translative naivvá naivakká
terminative naivig naivakig
essive-formal naivként naivakként
essive-modal — —
inessive naivban naivakban
superessive naivon naivakon
adessive naivnál naivaknál
illative naivba naivakba
sublative naivra naivakra
allative naivhoz naivakhoz
elative naivból naivakból
delative naivról naivakról
ablative naivtól naivaktól

Derived terms

References
  1. Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

naiv ? (Latin spelling)

  1. snow

Luxembourgish

Adjective

naiv (masculine naiven, neuter naiivt, comparative méi naiv, superlative am naiivsten)

  1. naive

Declension
declension of naiv
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass naiv si ass naiv et ass naiv si si(nn) naiv
without article nominative/accusative naiven naiv naiivt naiv
dative naivem naiver naivem naiven
with article nominative/accusative naiven naiv naiivt naiv
dative naiven naiver naiven naiven

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Adjective

naiv (masculine and feminine naiv, neuter naivt, definite singular and plural naive)

  1. naive

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus

Adjective

naiv (masculine and feminine naiv, neuter naivt, definite singular and plural naive)

  1. naive

Derived terms

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naˈiv/

Adjective

naiv m or n (feminine singular naivă, masculine plural naivi, feminine and neuter plural naive)

  1. naive

Declension
declension of naiv
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite naiv naivă naivi naive
definite naivul naiva naivii naivele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite naiv naive naivi naive
definite naivului naivei naivilor naivelor
  • naivitate

Romansch

Alternative forms
  • (Sursilvan, Surmiran) neiv
  • (Sutsilvan) nev

Etymology

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

naiv f

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snow

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

naiv (comparative naivare, superlative naivast)

  1. naive, childish (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement)

Declension
Inflection of naiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular naiv naivare naivast
Neuter singular naivt naivare naivast
Plural naiva naivare naivast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 naive naivare naivaste
All naiva naivare naivaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
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