defenso, defensare, defensavi, defensatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
defend/guard/protect against; act in defense against; ward off; avert constantly
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | defenso | defensamus |
| 2 | defensas | defensatis |
| 3 | defensat | defensant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | defensare |
| active | perfect | defensavisse |
| passive | present | defensari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defensa | defensate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defensato | defensatote |
| 3 | defensato | defensanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defensare | defensamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | defensator | — |
| 3 | defensator | defensantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defensatus | defensati |
| Gen. | defensati | defensatorum |
| Dat. | defensato | — |
| Acc. | defensatum | defensatos |
| Voc. | defensate | defensati |
| Abl. | defensato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defensata | defensatae |
| Gen. | defensatae | defensatarum |
| Dat. | defensatae | — |
| Acc. | defensatam | defensatas |
| Voc. | defensata | defensatae |
| Abl. | defensata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defensatum | defensata |
| Gen. | defensati | defensatorum |
| Dat. | defensato | — |
| Acc. | defensatum | defensata |
| Voc. | defensatum | defensata |
| Abl. | defensato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defensandus | — |
| Gen. | defensandi | — |
| Dat. | defensando | — |
| Acc. | defensandum | — |
| Voc. | defensande | — |
| Abl. | defensando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defensanda | — |
| Gen. | defensandae | — |
| Dat. | defensandae | — |
| Acc. | defensandam | — |
| Voc. | defensanda | — |
| Abl. | defensanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defensandum | — |
| Gen. | defensandi | — |
| Dat. | defensando | — |
| Acc. | defensandum | — |
| Voc. | defensandum | — |
| Abl. | defensando | — |
Supines
accusative: defensatum; ablative: defensatu
Examples
- M
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...bruma rigeret,dimaduere niues. inpulsam sidere Tethynreppulit Haemonium defenso litore carmen. 480terra quoque inmoti concussit ponderis axes..." - A
Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...quod ad principium reprehensum attinet, scire oportuit Tironem defensos esse Rhodienses a Catone, sed ut a senatore..." 
Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...egenis coetibus, ignotae tantum felicibus arae. fama est defensos acie post busta paterni numinis Herculeos sedem fundasse nepotes..."- T
Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...sociis maximum vinculum esse primos qui eguissent ope defensos censebat. Tum collega cunctante equitatum suum mille peditum, iaculatoribus..." - T
Liber VIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...eius gentis populos ab Samnitium vi atque iniuriis defensos scribant; ceterum fortuna Samnitium, vix a se ipsis..." - P
Dialogus de Oratoribus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...Vatinium concursu totius civitatis et accusatos et defensos, ut frigidissimos quoque oratores ipsa certantis populi studia excitare..."