defensar

Catalan

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Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensí, past participle defensat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/

  1. to defend
    Synonym: defendre

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English defense, French défense, German defensiv, Italian difensivo, Spanish defensa, ultimately from Latin dēfensa, from Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fen.ˈsar/, /dɛ.fɛn.ˈsaɾ/

Verb

defensar (present tense defensas, past tense defensis, future tense defensos, imperative defensez, conditional defensus)

  1. (transitive) to defend
    Synonym: parear
    Antonym: atakar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • defensanto (defender)
  • defensebla (defensible, defendable)
  • defensero (defender)
  • defensiva (defensive)
  • defenso (defense)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfēnsāre (to defend). Doublet of defender.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.fẽˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.fẽˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.fẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.fẽˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fẽˈsa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.fẽˈsaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.fẽˈsa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sar

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensei, past participle defensado)

  1. to defend

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfēnsāre (to defend), from dēfēndō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /defenˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.fẽnˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧fen‧sar

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensé, past participle defensado)

  1. to defend (Obsolete spelling of defender)

Conjugation

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