eigeninitiativ
German, adjective[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔinit͡si̯aˌtiːf]
eigeninitiativ is spelled E-I-G-E-N-I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-V (14 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 334,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigeninitiativ is a German adjective meaning “on one's own initiative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus eigenem Antrieb”.
What does eigeninitiativ mean in English?
adjective
- 1
on one's own initiative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aus eigenem Antrieb
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 eigeninitiativ
- eigeninitiativer masculine nominative singular
- am eigeninitiativsten superlative
- eigeninitiative feminine nominative singular
- eigeninitiatives neuter nominative singular
- eigeninitiativen genitive masculine singular
- eigeninitiativem dative masculine singular
- der eigeninitiative definite includes-article masculine
- die eigeninitiative definite feminine includes-article
- das eigeninitiative definite includes-article neuter
- die eigeninitiativen definite includes-article nominative
- des eigeninitiativen definite genitive includes-article
- der eigeninitiativen definite feminine genitive
- dem eigeninitiativen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eigeninitiativ?
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔinit͡si̯aˌtiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eigeninitiativ in German?
eigeninitiativ appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).