passif

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.sif/

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Noun

passif m (plural passifs)

1. (grammar) the passive voice
2. (financial) liability

Adjective

passif (feminine passive, masculine plural passifs, feminine plural passives)

1. passive
2. (gay) bottom

Further reading

• “passif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin passivus.

Noun

passif m (plural passifs)

1. (grammar) passive voice