ofentsiba

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ofensiva.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ofent͡s̺iba/ [o.fẽn.t͡s̺i.β̞a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ofent͡s̺iba/ [o.fẽn.t͡s̺i.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ofent͡s̻iba/ [o.fẽn.t͡s̻i.β̞a]

• Rhymes: -iba, -a
• Hyphenation: o‧fen‧tsi‧ba

Noun

ofentsiba inan

1. offensive

Declension

Declension of ofentsiba (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ofentsiba	ofentsiba	ofentsibak
ergative	ofentsibak	ofentsibak	ofentsibek
dative	ofentsibari	ofentsibari	ofentsibei
genitive	ofentsibaren	ofentsibaren	ofentsiben
comitative	ofentsibarekin	ofentsibarekin	ofentsibekin
causative	ofentsibarengatik	ofentsibarengatik	ofentsibengatik
benefactive	ofentsibarentzat	ofentsibarentzat	ofentsibentzat
instrumental	ofentsibaz	ofentsibaz	ofentsibez
inessive	ofentsibatan	ofentsiban	ofentsibetan
locative	ofentsibatako	ofentsibako	ofentsibetako
allative	ofentsibatara	ofentsibara	ofentsibetara
terminative	ofentsibataraino	ofentsibaraino	ofentsibetaraino
directive	ofentsibatarantz	ofentsibarantz	ofentsibetarantz
destinative	ofentsibatarako	ofentsibarako	ofentsibetarako
ablative	ofentsibatatik	ofentsibatik	ofentsibetatik
partitive	ofentsibarik	—	—
prolative	ofentsibatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “ofentsiba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “ofentsiba” in Labayru Hiztegia