defendundae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defendo, defendere, defendi, defensus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
defend/guard/protect, look after; act/speak/plead/write for defense; prosecute;; repel, fend/ward off, avert/prevent; support/preserve/maintain; defend (right);
dat. sg. fut. pass. part.gen. sg. fut. pass. part.nom. pl. fut. pass. part.voc. pl. fut. pass. part.
Examples
In Catilinam IV
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...ullam rei publicae partem esse venturum. Pari studio defendundae rei publicae convenisse video tribunos aerarios, fortissimos viros; scribas..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...raris enim animus est ad ea quae placent defendunda; ceteri ualidiorum sunt. An dubium habetis num officere quid..."