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.

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