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antipassif

French, adjective/ɑ̃.ti.pa.sif/

antipassif is a French adjective meaning “antipassive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’antipassif”.

What does antipassif mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    antipassive

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Voix dans une langue ergative où le sujet d’un verbe transitif prend le cas absolutif.

adjective: 1. Relatif à l’antipassif.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of antipassif

  • antipassive feminine
  • antipassifs masculine plural
  • antipassives feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce antipassif?

  • /ɑ̃.ti.pa.sif/
  • \ɑ̃.ti.pa.sif\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.