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Ido
Verb
defensus
- conditional of defensar
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of dēfendō (“drive away; defend”).
Pronunciation
Participle
dēfēnsus (feminine dēfēnsa, neuter dēfēnsum, comparative dēfēnsior); first/second-declension participle
- driven away, having been driven away
- defended, having been defended, guarded, having been guarded, protected, having been protected
- Synonyms: munitus, tutus, firmātus
- Antonyms: inermis, nudus, intutus, infestus
8 CE,
Ovid,
Fasti 5.43–44:
- hīs bene Maiestas armīs dēfēnsa deōrum
restat et ex illō tempore culta manet- Majesty endures – having been defended well by these weapons of the gods – and she has remained honored ever since that time.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms