actif

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

actif (feminine active, masculine plural actifs, feminine plural actives)

  1. active
  2. (grammar) active
    la voix active
    the active voice

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Noun[edit]

actif m (plural actifs)

  1. (accounting) asset
    Coordinate term: passif
  2. (grammar) active
  3. (LGBT, slang) top
    Antonym: passif

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: aktif

Further reading[edit]

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Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

actif

  1. Alternative form of actyf

Noun[edit]

actif

  1. Alternative form of actyf

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin activus.

Adjective[edit]

actif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular active)

  1. active (involving activity, motion, etc.)