"Offensive" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˌʔɔfɛnˈziːvə], /ˌɔfn̩ˈziːvə/ Audio: De-Offensive.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from French offensive. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|offensive}} Borrowed from French offensive Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Offensive f (genitive Offensive, plural Offensiven) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Offensive [genitive], Offensiven [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Offensive [nominative, singular], Offensiven [definite, nominative, plural], Offensive [genitive, singular], Offensiven [definite, genitive, plural], Offensive [dative, singular], Offensiven [dative, definite, plural], Offensive [accusative, singular], Offensiven [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Offensive-de-noun-KgixdcS1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. attack, offensive Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Offensive-de-noun-wjF5lIIx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Angriff

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Defensive"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "offensive"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French offensive",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French offensive.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Offensive f (genitive Offensive, plural Offensiven)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Of‧fen‧si‧ve"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Bodenoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Charmeoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Gegenoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Großoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Luftoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Militäroffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Wahlkampfoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Ardennenoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Frühjahrsoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Frühlingsoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Sommeroffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Herbstoffensive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Winteroffensive"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Offensive-de-noun-KgixdcS1",
      "links": [
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "attack, offensive"
      ],
      "id": "en-Offensive-de-noun-wjF5lIIx",
      "links": [
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʔɔfɛnˈziːvə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔfn̩ˈziːvə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Offensive.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b9/De-Offensive.ogg/De-Offensive.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Angriff"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Offensive"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Defensive"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from French",
    "German terms derived from French",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French offensive.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offensiven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Offensive f (genitive Offensive, plural Offensiven)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Of‧fen‧si‧ve"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Bodenoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Charmeoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gegenoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luftoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Militäroffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wahlkampfoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ardennenoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frühjahrsoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frühlingsoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sommeroffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herbstoffensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Winteroffensive"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "attack, offensive"
      ],
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        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʔɔfɛnˈziːvə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔfn̩ˈziːvə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Offensive.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b9/De-Offensive.ogg/De-Offensive.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/De-Offensive.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Angriff"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Offensive"
}

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