passyf
Middle English
Alternative forms
- passif, passife, passiff, passive, passyve
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French or Old French passif, from Latin passivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈsiːf/, /ˈpasif/, /paˈsiːv(ə)/, /ˈpasiv(ə)/
Adjective
passyf
- passive (unreactive, inactive)
- (grammar) passive (in the passive voice)
Descendants
- English: passive
- Yola: parshagh
References
- “passī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
passyf (plural passyves)
- That which is inactive.
- (grammar) A verb's passive form.
Descendants
- English: passive
References
- “passī̆f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.