passivus

Latin

Etymology

From patior (“to endure”) +‎ -īvus (adjective suffix). In the grammatical sense, it is a calque of Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Pronunciation

Adjective

passīvus (feminine passīva, neuter passīvum, adverb passīvē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. subject to passion or emotion
  2. (grammar) passive (of a verb)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative passīvus passīva passīvum passīvī passīvae passīva
genitive passīvī passīvae passīvī passīvōrum passīvārum passīvōrum
dative passīvō passīvae passīvō passīvīs
accusative passīvum passīvam passīvum passīvōs passīvās passīva
ablative passīvō passīvā passīvō passīvīs
vocative passīve passīva passīvum passīvī passīvae passīva

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: passiu
  • → Danish: passiv
  • → English: passive
  • → French: passif
  • → German: passiv
  • → Italian: passivo
  • → Portuguese: passivo
  • → Russian: пасси́вный (passívnyj)
  • → Sicilian: passivu
  • → Spanish: pasivo
  • → Swedish: passiv

References

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