Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endopassive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-dopas-sive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A verb with the form of a passive voice construction, but indicating the state of, or an action toward something other than its subject.

adj

Having passive form while predicating about something other than the subject of the passive voice construction.

adj

Being or relating to an endopassive.

Example Sentences

"Endopassives are: (a) introvert (not extrovert); (b) passive in the sense that the subject of the endopassive word was the object of the simplex [...] (c) unlike exopassives, the hypothetical subject of the simplex is grammatically and semantically not available"
"4.6 Voicing of the initial consonant: endopassive derivation"

Etymology

From endo- + passive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: endo

Inflected Forms

endopassives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

exopassive endoactive pseudopassive

Questions

What does endopassive mean?: A verb with the form of a passive voice construction, but indicating the state of, or an action toward something other than its subject.
Where does endopassive come from?: From endo- + passive.

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