rezessiv
German, adjective/ʁet͡sɛˈsiːf/
rezessiv is spelled R-E-Z-E-S-S-I-V (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rezessiv is a German adjective meaning “recessive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Merkmalsausprägung von anderen, sogenannten dominanten Allelen überdeckt”.
What does rezessiv mean in English?
adjective
- 1
recessive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Merkmalsausprägung von anderen, sogenannten dominanten Allelen überdeckt 2. zurückgehend, im Rückgang begriffen
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 rezessiv
- rezessiver masculine nominative singular
- am rezessivsten superlative
- rezessive positive nominative strong
- rezessives positive nominative strong
- rezessiven positive genitive strong
- rezessivem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rezessiv?
- /ʁet͡sɛˈsiːf/
- [ʁet͡sɛˈsiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rezessiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rezessiv in German?
rezessiv appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).