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

1. passive (unreactive, inactive)
2. (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)

1. That which is inactive.
2. (grammar) A verb's passive form.

Descendants

• English: passive

References

• “passī̆f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.