actif
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
actif (feminine active, masculine plural actifs, feminine plural actives)
- active
- (grammar) active
- Coordinate terms: passif, moyen
- la voix active ― the active voice
- working, (relational) work
- la population active ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- la vie active ― working life
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
actif m (plural actifs)
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: aktif
Further reading edit
- “actif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
actif
- Alternative form of actyf
Noun edit
actif
- Alternative form of actyf
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
actif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular active)
- active (involving activity, motion, etc.)