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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin passīvum,[1] from patior.
Pronunciation
Noun
pasivum n
- (accounting) liability
- Antonym: aktivum
- (grammar) passive voice
- Synonym: trpný rod
- Antonym: aktivum
Declension
Declension of pasivum (hard neuter foreign)
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “pasivum”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “pasivum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “pasivum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “pasivum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025