passivo

See also: passivò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasˈsi.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: pas‧sì‧vo

Etymology 1

From Latin passivus.

Adjective

passivo (feminine passiva, masculine plural passivi, feminine plural passive)

1. passive

Derived terms

• passivamente

Noun

passivo m (plural passivi)

1. (grammar) passive voice
2. (business) liabilities

   attivo e passivo ― assets and liabilities

Antonyms

• attivo

Related terms

• passivare
• passivismo
• passività

Etymology 2

Verb

passivo

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of passire

Etymology 3

Verb

passivo

1. first-person singular present indicative of passivare

Further reading

• passivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• sposavi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin passīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈsi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈsi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈsi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsi.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsi.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsi.bu/ [pɐˈsi.βu]

• Hyphenation: pas‧si‧vo

• Audio (Brazil):

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Adjective

passivo (feminine passiva, masculine plural passivos, feminine plural passivas)

1. passive
2. (slang, LGBTQ, BDSM) bottom, sub (of or relating to the submissive partner in a sexual relationship, usually the one who is penetrated)

   Antonym: ativo

Derived terms

• passivamente
• passividade
• apassivar
• apassivador

Noun

passivo m (plural passivos)

1. (especially in the plural) economic liabilities
2. (slang, LGBTQ, BDSM) bottom, sub (a submissive partner in a sexual relationship, usually the one who is penetrated)

   Antonym: ativo

Further reading

• “passivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025