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
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..."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..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...sociis maximum vinculum esse primos qui eguissent ope defensos censebat. Tum collega cunctante equitatum suum mille peditum, iaculatoribus..."Liber VIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...eius gentis populos ab Samnitium vi atque iniuriis defensos scribant; ceterum fortuna Samnitium, vix a se ipsis..."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..."