passionat

Middle English

Alternative forms

• passionate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin passiōnātus; equivalent to passioun +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpasioːnˈaːt/, /ˌpasjunˈaːt/

Adjective

passionat (rare)

1. Easily inflamed.
2. Angry, irate.

Descendants

• English: passionate

References

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