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offensus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of offendō.

Pronunciation

Participle

offēnsus (feminine offēnsa, neuter offēnsum, comparative offēnsior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. having been hit, struck
  2. offensive, odious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

Noun

offēnsus m (genitive offēnsūs); fourth declension

  1. collision, knock, blow

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

References

  • offensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • offensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • offensus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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