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defensiva

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Catalan

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Adjective

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defensiva

  1. feminine singular of defensiu

Latin

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Adjective

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dēfēnsīva

  1. inflection of dēfēnsīvus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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dēfēnsīvā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dēfēnsīvus

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧fen‧si‧va

Etymology 1

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From defensivo, as a calque of French défensive, a feminine substantive form of défensif.

Noun

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defensiva f (uncountable)

  1. (usually as ficar na defensiva) defensive (a means, attitude or position of defence)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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defensiva

  1. feminine singular of defensivo

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /defenˈsiba/ [d̪e.fẽnˈsi.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: de‧fen‧si‧va

Etymology 1

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From defensivo.

Noun

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defensiva f (plural defensivas)

  1. defensive

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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defensiva

  1. feminine singular of defensivo

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Swedish

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Adjective

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defensiva

  1. inflection of defensiv:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural