passie

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch passie, from Old French passion, from Latin passiō (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“I suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *pe(i)- (“to hurt”), see also Old English feond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.si/

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• Hyphenation: pas‧sie

Noun

passie f (plural passies, diminutive passietje n)

1. passion (emotion)

   Synonym: hartstocht

2. passion (something one enthuses about)
3. (chiefly Christianity) passion (suffering)

Derived terms

• passievrucht