ofenziva

See also: ofenzíva

Czech

Alternative forms

• ofenzíva
• ofensiva (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Offensive, from French offensive, from Old French offendre (“to strike against, to offend”), from Latin offendō (“to strike against, to offend”), which is from ob- + *fendō (“to hit”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ofenziva f

1. (military) offensive, a large attacking action [19th c.]

   Synonym: útok

   Antonyms: defenziva, obrana, ústup

   • 2013, Miroslav Nožina, Pasáson Bandá Phao: Horská etnika a stát v Laosu‎^[1], Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, →ISBN, page 198:

     Generál Nosavan soustředil koncem ledna 1961 dvacet pluků k nové ofenzivě na Planinu džbánů – asi polovinu veškerých ozbrojených sil pravice. Ofenziva však nebyla úspěšná.

     At the end of January 1961 General Nosavan gathered twenty regiments for a new offensive on the Plain of Jars – about a half of all armed forces of the rightists. However, the offensive was not successful.

2. (figuratively) any attack, including verbal

   Synonyms: útok, napadání

   Antonyms: defenziva, obrana

   • 2007, Jan Žáček, Jsem statečná žena‎^[2], Praha: Baronet Publishers, →ISBN, page 71:

     Ona se na to nezeptá, nezačne o tom mluvit. Je chytrá a čeká, až začne on, aby mohla jít do ofenzivy.

     She won't ask him about it, she won't start talking about it. She is smart and keeps waiting until he starts, so that she could proceed to the attack.

3. fast advancement
   • 2013, Kristina Jakubcová, Sport a olympijské hnutí v zemích Visegrádu‎^[3], Praha: Karolinum Press, →ISBN, page 33:

     Ofenziva občanské společnosti začala v ekonomické sféře, posléze se šířila i na společenská hnutí a organizace, koncem osmdesátých let dorazila i do velkých podniků.

     The fast advancement of the civil society started in the economic areas and then spread also to social movements and organizations and by the end of the 1980 reached also big companies.

4. (sports) forward line

   Synonyms: útok, forward

   Antonyms: defenziva, obrana, bek

   • 2016 January 15, “Voltr jde ze Slavie na hostování do Jihlavy, ta řeší Kučeru i Harbu”, in iSport.cz‎^[4]:

     „Předpokládáme, že výrazně pomůže naší ofenzivě,“ řekl sportovní manažer Vysočiny Milan Bokša.

     "We suppose he will considerably help our forward line", said Milan Bokša, the sport manager of Vysočina.

Declension

Declension of ofenziva (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	ofenziva	ofenzivy
genitive	ofenzivy	ofenziv
dative	ofenzivě	ofenzivám
accusative	ofenzivu	ofenzivy
vocative	ofenzivo	ofenzivy
locative	ofenzivě	ofenzivách
instrumental	ofenzivou	ofenzivami

Derived terms

• ofenzivní

 

Further reading

• “ofenziva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ofenziva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Offensive, from French offensive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofenzǐːʋa/
• Hyphenation: o‧fen‧zi‧va

Noun

ofenzíva f (Cyrillic spelling офензи́ва)

1. offensive
2. offense

Declension

Declension of ofenziva

	singular	plural
nominative	ofenziva	ofenzive
genitive	ofenzive	ofenziva
dative	ofenzivi	ofenzivama
accusative	ofenzivu	ofenzive
vocative	ofenzivo	ofenzive
locative	ofenzivi	ofenzivama
instrumental	ofenzivom	ofenzivama

References

• “ofenziva”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024