ofensiva
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [u.fənˈsi.βə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.fənˈsi.və]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.fenˈsi.va]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
ofensiva
- feminine singular of ofensiu
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈofɛnzɪva]
- IPA(key): [ˈofɛnziːva]
- Rhymes: -ɪva, -iːva
- Hyphenation: ofen‧si‧va
Noun
ofensiva f
- dated spelling of ofenziva
Declension
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- offensiva (pre-standardization spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.fẽˈsi.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.fẽˈsi.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.bɐ/ [ɔ.fẽˈsi.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: o‧fen‧si‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French offensive.
Noun
ofensiva f (plural ofensivas)
- (military) offensive (a large-scale attack)
- Os cavaleiros lançaram uma última ofensiva. ― The knights launched a final offensive.
- (uncountable, military, sports, debating) offensive (the posture of attacking)
- Antonym: defensiva
- É melhor partirmos para a ofensiva. ― We are better off going on the offensive.
- 1939 March 30, “Serios preparativos para a maior partida de domingo: o Flamengo treinou hontem e o Madureira fará, hoje, o ensaio final — Volante não jogará [Serious preparations for Sunday's biggest match: Flamengo trained yesterday, and Madureira will hold their final practice today — Volante will not play]”, in O Jornal, volume XXI, number 6073, Rio de Janeiro, section 2, page 13:
- Na defesa reaparecerá Domingos, e a offensiva, com a efficiente collaboração de Valido, adquiriu nova potencialidade.
- Domingos will return to the defense, and the offense, with the effective support of Valido, has gained new strength.
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ofensiva
- feminine singular of ofensivo
Further reading
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “ofensiva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “ofensiva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ofenˈsiba/ [o.fẽnˈsi.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: o‧fen‧si‧va
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin offēnsivus, from Latin offendere (“to offend”).
Noun
ofensiva f (plural ofensivas)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ofensiva
- feminine singular of ofensivo
Further reading
- “ofensivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024