Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔf.fẽːˈsiː.wʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [of.fenˈsiː.vus]
Adjective
[edit]offēnsīvus (feminine offēnsīva, neuter offēnsīvum); first/second-declension adjective (Medieval Latin)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | offēnsīvus | offēnsīva | offēnsīvum | offēnsīvī | offēnsīvae | offēnsīva |
| genitive | offēnsīvī | offēnsīvae | offēnsīvī | offēnsīvōrum | offēnsīvārum | offēnsīvōrum |
| dative | offēnsīvō | offēnsīvae | offēnsīvō | offēnsīvīs | ||
| accusative | offēnsīvum | offēnsīvam | offēnsīvum | offēnsīvōs | offēnsīvās | offēnsīva |
| ablative | offēnsīvō | offēnsīvā | offēnsīvō | offēnsīvīs | ||
| vocative | offēnsīve | offēnsīva | offēnsīvum | offēnsīvī | offēnsīvae | offēnsīva |
Descendants
[edit]- → Danish: offensiv
- → English: offensive
- → French: offensif
- → German: offensiv
- → Italian: offensivo
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: offensiv
- → Portuguese: ofensivo
- → Romanian: ofensiv
- → Spanish: ofensivo
- → Swedish: offensiv
References
[edit]- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “offensivus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- offensivus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016