defensus

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Ido

Verb

defensus

  1. 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

  1. driven away, having been driven away
  2. 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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēfēnsus dēfēnsa dēfēnsum dēfēnsī dēfēnsae dēfēnsa
Genitive dēfēnsī dēfēnsae dēfēnsī dēfēnsōrum dēfēnsārum dēfēnsōrum
Dative dēfēnsō dēfēnsae dēfēnsō dēfēnsīs
Accusative dēfēnsum dēfēnsam dēfēnsum dēfēnsōs dēfēnsās dēfēnsa
Ablative dēfēnsō dēfēnsā dēfēnsō dēfēnsīs
Vocative dēfēnse dēfēnsa dēfēnsum dēfēnsī dēfēnsae dēfēnsa

Derived terms