# passa
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

From pas (“step”).

#### Noun

passa f (plural passes)
* step, pace
* (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)
* (of birds) migration
    Synonym: migració
* epidemic (a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population)
    Synonym: epidèmia

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

passa
* inflection of passar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “passa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “passa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “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)
* to fit (clothes)

#### Derived terms

* tað má passa (that may be so)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑsːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːɑ
* Hyphenation: pas‧sa

### Noun

passa
* Alternative form of pašša

#### Declension

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:(file)

### Verb

passa
* third-person singular past historic of passer

### Anagrams

* sapas

## Galician
### Verb

passa
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of passar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Icelandic
### Etymology

The "take care of" sense is borrowed from Danish passe (“to look after”), while the "fit" sense is also from passe in the "fit" sense.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpʰasːa/
* Rhymes: -asːa

### Verb

passa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative passaði, supine passað)
* to fit (be the right size and shape, also of clothing), to be convenient, to be appropriate
* to look after, mind, to babysit

#### Derived terms

* passa sig

### References

* ↑ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “passa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

## Interlingua
### Verb

passa
* present of passar
* imperative of passar

## Italian
### Verb

passa
* inflection of passare:
** third-person singular present
** second-person singular imperative

### Noun

passa f (plural passe)
* Only used in e passa.

### Anagrams

* spasa

## Ladin
### Verb

passa
* inflection of passer:
** third-person singular/plural present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Latin
### Participle

passa
* inflection of passus:
** nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

### References

* passa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* passene (of noun)
* passet (of verb)

### Noun

passa n
* definite plural of pass

### Verb

passa
* inflection of passe:
** simple past
** past participle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

passa n
* definite plural of pass

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
* पस्स (Devanagari script)
* পস্স (Bengali script)
* පස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
* ပဿ or ပသ်သ (Burmese script)
* ปสฺส or ปัสสะ (Thai script)
* ᨷᩔ (Tai Tham script)
* ປສ຺ສ or ປັສສະ (Lao script)
* បស្ស (Khmer script)
* 𑄛𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)

### Etymology 1

See passati.

#### Verb

passa
* second-person singular imperative active of passati (“to see”)

### Etymology 2

Possibly inherited from Sanskrit पश्य (paśya) but also possibly a byform of Pali passant (“seeing”).

#### Noun

passa m
* One who sees

##### Usage notes

This might actually be an adjective.

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva).

#### Noun

passa m or n
* side, flank

##### Declension

Some forms are different when the noun is neuter:

### References

* 1 2 3 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “passa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
* ↑ Wilhelm Geiger (1916) Pāliː Literatur und Sprache (in German), Strassburg, paragraph 97(1), page 97

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French passe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpas.sa/
* Rhymes: -assa
* Syllabification: pas‧sa

### Noun

passa f
* streak (continuous series of events)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* passa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* passa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.sɐ/
* Rhymes: -asɐ
* Hyphenation: pas‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Latin passa, feminine of passus (“dried”), past participle of pandō (“to spread out to dry”).

#### Noun

passa f (plural passas)
* dried fruit
** (specifically) raisin (dried grape)
    Synonym: uva-passa

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

passa
* inflection of passar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

#### Interjection

passa!
* (Brazil) shoo!; get away!; clear off! (said to an animal)

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* (archaic) paßa

### Etymology

From German passen or Dutch passen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpasˌa/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

passa (present passar, preterite passade, supine passat, imperative passa)
* fit, suit; be suitable
* (of clothes) fit; be of the right size and cut
* pass (move the ball or puck to a teammate)
* (by extension) give, hand over
* look after (pets or children)

#### Derived terms

* passa in
* passa på
* passa sig
* passa upp
* passande
* passare
* passning

### References

* passa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* passa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* passa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)