ofensiva

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.fənˈsi.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.fənˈsi.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.fenˈsi.va]

Adjective

ofensiva

1. feminine singular of ofensiu

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈofɛnzɪva]
• IPA^(key): [ˈofɛnziːva]
• Rhymes: -ɪva, -iːva
• Hyphenation: ofen‧si‧va

Noun

ofensiva f

1. Dated form of ofenziva.

Declension

Declension of ofensiva (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	ofensiva	ofensivy
genitive	ofensivy	ofensiv
dative	ofensivě	ofensivám
accusative	ofensivu	ofensivy
vocative	ofensivo	ofensivy
locative	ofensivě	ofensivách
instrumental	ofensivou	ofensivami

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fẽˈsi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fẽˈsi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fẽˈsi.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.bɐ/ [ɔ.fẽˈsi.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: o‧fen‧si‧va

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French offensive.

Noun

ofensiva f (plural ofensivas)

2. (military) offensive (a large-scale attack)

   Os cavaleiros lançaram uma última ofensiva. ― The knights launched a final offensive.

4. (uncountable, military, sports, debating) offensive (the posture of attacking)

   Antonym: defensiva

   É melhor partirmos para a ofensiva. ― We are better off going on the offensive.

Related terms

• ofender
• ofensa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ofensiva

1. feminine singular of ofensivo

Further reading

• “ofensiva”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “ofensiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “ofensiva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “ofensiva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “ofensiva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “ofensiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofenˈsiba/ [o.fẽnˈsi.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: o‧fen‧si‧va

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin offēnsivus, from Latin offendere (“to offend”).

Noun

ofensiva f (plural ofensivas)

1. offensive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ofensiva

1. feminine singular of ofensivo

Further reading

• “ofensivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10