defensus

Ido

Verb

defensus

1. conditional of defensar

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēfendō (“drive away; defend”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈfen.sus/, [d̪eːˈfẽːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈfen.sus/, [d̪eˈfɛnsus]

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.

	singular				plural
	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

• indēfēnsus