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defensa

See also: defensà

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin dēfēnsa.

Noun

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defensa f (plural defenses)

  1. defense

Etymology 2

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Verb

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defensa

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

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Latin

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Etymology

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Nominalization of the feminine form of the perfect passive participle of dēfendō.

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Noun

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dēfēnsa f (genitive dēfēnsae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. (Late Latin) defense, protection
    Synonyms: dēfēnsiō, prōtēctiō, tūtēla, vindicātiō

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēfēnsa dēfēnsae
genitive dēfēnsae dēfēnsārum
dative dēfēnsae dēfēnsīs
accusative dēfēnsam dēfēnsās
ablative dēfēnsā dēfēnsīs
vocative dēfēnsa dēfēnsae

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Participle

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dēfēnsa

  1. inflection of dēfēnsus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

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dēfēnsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dēfēnsus

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Late Latin dēfēnsa.

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Noun

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defensa f (plural defensas)

  1. defense

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sa

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsa. Doublet of defesa and devesa.

Noun

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defensa f (plural defensas)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of defesa

Etymology 2

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Verb

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defensa

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈfensa/ [d̪eˈfẽn.sa]
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  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: de‧fen‧sa

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“bounded, defended”), from Latin dēfēnsus. Doublet of dehesa, which was inherited. Cognate with English defense.

Noun

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defensa f (plural defensas)

  1. defense
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎[1], Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Por eso, los nuevos compañeros de Ismael se mantuvieron silenciosos y prudentes, cuando él estalló en cólera en defensa de una culebra. ¿Qué no haría en defensa del pago, y de su vida misma?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. retaining wall
  3. (automotive) bumper
    Synonym: parachoques
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Noun

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defensa m (plural defensas)

  1. (sports) back
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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defensa

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

Further reading

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