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punitiv

German, adjective/puniˈtiːf/

punitiv is spelled P-U-N-I-T-I-V (7 letters). Punitiv is a German adjective meaning “punitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “strafend”.

What does punitiv mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    punitive

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

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. strafend

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 punitiv

  • punitiver masculine nominative singular
  • punitive feminine nominative singular
  • punitives neuter nominative singular
  • punitiven genitive masculine singular
  • punitivem dative masculine singular
  • der punitive definite includes-article masculine
  • die punitive definite feminine includes-article
  • das punitive definite includes-article neuter
  • die punitiven definite includes-article nominative
  • des punitiven definite genitive includes-article
  • der punitiven definite feminine genitive
  • dem punitiven dative definite includes-article
  • den punitiven dative definite includes-article

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

How do you pronounce punitiv?

  • /puniˈtiːf/
  • [puniˈtiːf]

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

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