defensa
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defensa, defensae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
defense;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →defensum, defensi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Latham (Medieval Word List)
- Age:
- Medieval
- Geography:
- Britain
defense; enclosure;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →defenso, defensare, defensavi, defensatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
defend/guard/protect against; act in defense against; ward off; avert constantly
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd - 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);
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...propterea, ne cum populo aedilis ageret, intercesserunt. XV Defensa a culpa sententia ex historia Sallustii, quam iniqui eius..."Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...quam ob causam reprehensa et quo contra modo defensa sit. Multis et eruditis viris audientibus legebatur oratio Metelli..."Iphicrates
Cornelius Nepos
"...pueris Amynta mortuo ad Iphicraten confugit eiusque opibus defensa est. Vixit ad senectutem placatis in se suorum civium..."Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...bellicosasque hostibus tradidit, haec multorum annorum pertinaci bello defensa moenia patefecit, haec contumacissimos et iugum recusantes in alienum..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...deficiamus animo. 'Bona mihi donata sunt et fama defensa, detractae sordes, spiritus et libertas spiritu potior: et quomodo..."Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...petam Hebrique populos? haec quoque est meritis tuis defensa tellus: stabula cum regno iacent. hic pax cruento rege..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...actionis, si multiplex causa sit et pluribus argumentis defensa, utiliter anakephalaiosin fieri solere, sicut nemo dubitaverit multas esse..."Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...quam ob causam reprehensa et quo contra modo defensa sit. VII. In hisce verbis Ciceronis ex oratione quinta..."
