Offensive

Offensive

See also: offensive

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French offensive.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˌʔɔfɛnˈziːvə], /ˌɔfn̩ˈziːvə/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Of‧fen‧si‧ve

    Noun

    Offensive f (genitive Offensive, plural Offensiven)

    1. offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack)
    2. attack, offensive

    Declension

    Declension of Offensive [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Offensive die Offensiven
    genitive einer der Offensive der Offensiven
    dative einer der Offensive den Offensiven
    accusative eine die Offensive die Offensiven

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    Further reading

    • “Offensive” in Duden online
    • “Offensive”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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