antipassive voice

English

Noun

antipassive voice

1. (linguistics) A verb voice found in some languages that omits or demotes the direct object of a transitive verb.

Synonyms

• antipassive

Coordinate terms

• active voice
• mediopassive voice
• middle voice
• passive voice

Translations

a verb voice that omits or demotes the direct object of a transitive verb

• Portuguese: voz antipassiva f

See also

• antipassive voice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia