preventief

Dutch

Alternative forms

• praeventief (archaic)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French préventif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpreː.vɛnˈtif/

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• Hyphenation: pre‧ven‧tief
• Rhymes: -if

Adjective

preventief (not comparable)

1. preventive, preventing, preemptive

Declension

Declension of preventief
uninflected	preventief
inflected	preventieve
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		preventief
indefinite	m./f. sing.	preventieve
	n. sing.	preventief
	plural	preventieve
definite		preventieve
partitive		preventiefs

Related terms

• preveniëren
• preventie

Descendants

• → Indonesian: preventif