pasīvs

Borrowed from Latin passivus, probably via some other European language, adapted to fit Latvian patterns ( +‎ -īvs).

pasīvs m (1st declension)

1. (economics) liabilities (debts, taxes, interest and other money that a company has to pay; part of a budget that lists them)

   ir sava grāmatvedība, kur sakrājas visi pasīvi un aktīvi ― (it) has its own accounting, in which are gathered all liabilities and assets

2. (grammar) passive voice

• (of "passive voice"): ciešamā kārta

pasīvs (definite pasīvais, comparative pasīvāks, superlative vispasīvākais, adverb pasīvi)

1. passive (which, who does not work or behave lively, intensively, energetically)

   pasīvs cilvēks ― passive person

   pasīvs darbinieks ― passive employee

   tikai Annele bija klusa un pasīva ― only Anele was quiet and passive

2. passive (which happens slowly, weakly; to which things happen slowly, weakly)

   pasīva reakcija ― passive reaction

   turpretī Aristotelim matērija ir pasīva ― in contrast, to Aristotle matter is passive

3. passive (which is not working, not ready to work, react, move)

   pasīvais vārdu krājums ― passive vocabulary

   pasīvā imunitāte ― passive immunity

   pasīvais vulkāns ― passive volcano

4. passive (which expresses or reveals inactive, slow action)

   pasīvā atpūta ― passive rest (i.e., sleep)

   pasīvais vēlēšanu tiesības ― passive electoral rights (i.e., the right to be elected)

   kāda ir jūsu attieksme pret tagadējo laiku: pasīva vai aktīva? ― what is your attitude to the present time: passive or active?

5. (physics, chemistry, biology) passive (which cannot react or work, which cannot have effects)

   pasīvs savienojums ― passive connection, bond

   pasīva viela ― passive substance

   pasīvais ūdens ― passive water

   pasīvā antena ― passive antenna

   fizioloģiski pasīvs ― physiologically passive

6. (of tastes) passive (a little poignant, peppery)

   pasīvs rutks ― passive radish

   pasīva garša ― passive taste