passa

See also: passà, passâ, pašša, and Passa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpa.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpa.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa

Etymology 1

From pas (“step”).

Noun

passa f (plural passes)

1. step, pace
2. (historical, measure) Spanish pace, a former unit of length

Synonyms

• pas

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): peu (⅕ passa), vara (⅗ passa), braça (1⅕ passa)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from passar.

Noun

passa f (plural passes)

1. (of birds) migration

   Synonym: migració

2. epidemic (a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population)

   Synonym: epidèmia

Etymology 3

Verb

passa

1. inflection of passar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “passa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “passa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “passa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “passa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Faroese

Verb

passa (third person singular past indicative passaði, third person plural past indicative passað, supine passað)

1. to fit (clothes)
2. to take care of
3. to be true

   Kanska passar tað. ― I guess that's true.

Conjugation

Conjugation of passa (group v-30)

infinitive	passa
supine	passað
	present	past
first singular	passi	passaði
second singular	passar	passaði
third singular	passar	passaði
plural	passa	passaðu
participle (a6)1	passandi	passaður
	imperative
singular	passa!
plural	passið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

• tað má passa (that may be so)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pas‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): pas‧sa

Noun

passa

1. alternative form of pašša

Declension

Inflection of passa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		passa	passat
genitive		passan	passojen
partitive		passaa	passoja
illative		passaan	passoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		passa	passat
accusative	nom.	passa	passat
	gen.	passan
genitive		passan	passojen passain rare
partitive		passaa	passoja
inessive		passassa	passoissa
elative		passasta	passoista
illative		passaan	passoihin
adessive		passalla	passoilla
ablative		passalta	passoilta
allative		passalle	passoille
essive		passana	passoina
translative		passaksi	passoiksi
abessive		passatta	passoitta
instructive		—	passoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of passa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative passani passani accusative nom. passani passani gen. passani genitive passani passojeni passaini rare partitive passaani passojani inessive passassani passoissani elative passastani passoistani illative passaani passoihini adessive passallani passoillani ablative passaltani passoiltani allative passalleni passoilleni essive passanani passoinani translative passakseni passoikseni abessive passattani passoittani instructive — — comitative — passoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative passasi passasi accusative nom. passasi passasi gen. passasi genitive passasi passojesi passaisi rare partitive passaasi passojasi inessive passassasi passoissasi elative passastasi passoistasi illative passaasi passoihisi adessive passallasi passoillasi ablative passaltasi passoiltasi allative passallesi passoillesi essive passanasi passoinasi translative passaksesi passoiksesi abessive passattasi passoittasi instructive — — comitative — passoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative passamme passamme accusative nom. passamme passamme gen. passamme genitive passamme passojemme passaimme rare partitive passaamme passojamme inessive passassamme passoissamme elative passastamme passoistamme illative passaamme passoihimme adessive passallamme passoillamme ablative passaltamme passoiltamme allative passallemme passoillemme essive passanamme passoinamme translative passaksemme passoiksemme abessive passattamme passoittamme instructive — — comitative — passoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative passanne passanne accusative nom. passanne passanne gen. passanne genitive passanne passojenne passainne rare partitive passaanne passojanne inessive passassanne passoissanne elative passastanne passoistanne illative passaanne passoihinne adessive passallanne passoillanne ablative passaltanne passoiltanne allative passallenne passoillenne essive passananne passoinanne translative passaksenne passoiksenne abessive passattanne passoittanne instructive — — comitative — passoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative passansa passansa accusative nom. passansa passansa gen. passansa genitive passansa passojensa passainsa rare partitive passaansa passojaan passojansa inessive passassaan passassansa passoissaan passoissansa elative passastaan passastansa passoistaan passoistansa illative passaansa passoihinsa adessive passallaan passallansa passoillaan passoillansa ablative passaltaan passaltansa passoiltaan passoiltansa allative passalleen passallensa passoilleen passoillensa essive passanaan passanansa passoinaan passoinansa translative passakseen passaksensa passoikseen passoiksensa abessive passattaan passattansa passoittaan passoittansa instructive — — comitative — passoineen passoinensa

Anagrams

• sapsa

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Verb

passa

1. third-person singular past historic of passer

Anagrams

• sapas

Galician

Verb

passa

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of passar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative