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defektiv

German, adjective[dəfɛkˈtiːf]

defektiv is spelled D-E-F-E-K-T-I-V (8 letters). Defektiv is a German adjective meaning “defective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mangelhaft, unvollständig, fehlerhaft, unvollständig”.

What does defektiv mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    defective

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. mangelhaft, unvollständig, fehlerhaft, unvollständig 2. nicht alle möglichen Flexionsformen bildend

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of defektiv

  • defektiver masculine nominative singular
  • am defektivsten superlative
  • defektive feminine nominative singular
  • defektives neuter nominative singular
  • defektiven genitive masculine singular
  • defektivem dative masculine singular
  • der defektive definite includes-article masculine
  • die defektive definite feminine includes-article
  • das defektive definite includes-article neuter
  • die defektiven definite includes-article nominative
  • des defektiven definite genitive includes-article
  • der defektiven definite feminine genitive
  • dem defektiven dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce defektiv?

  • [dəfɛkˈtiːf]
  • [ˈdəfɛktiːf]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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