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defensar

defensar

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • desfensar (Alghero)

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, past participle defensat)

  1. to defend

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Etymology

Borrowing 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

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Derived terms

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