ofensa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin offēnsa.

Noun

ofensa f (plural ofenses)

1. insult, offense

Related terms

• ofendre
• ofensiu

Further reading

• “ofensa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ofensa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ofensa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ofensa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin offēnsa, from offēnsō (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈfẽ.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈfẽ.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈfẽ.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈfẽ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: o‧fen‧sa

Noun

ofensa f (plural ofensas)

1. insult; offense (act of offending)
2. something which causes physical harm
3. offensive; attack

   Synonyms: ataque, investida, ofensiva

4. insult (anything that causes offence by being of an unacceptable quality)

Synonyms

• (insult; offense): See Thesaurus:insulto.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "insult"): See Thesaurus:elogio.

Related terms

• ofendedor
• ofendente
• ofender
• ofendido
• ofendimento
• ofensiva
• ofensivamente
• ofensividade
• ofensivismo
• ofensivista
• ofensivo
• ofenso
• ofensor

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French offenser.

Verb

a ofensa (third-person singular present ofensează, past participle ofensat) 1st conj.

1. to offend

Conjugation

    conjugation of ofensa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a ofensa
gerund			ofensând
past participle			ofensat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ofensez	ofensezi	ofensează	ofensăm	ofensați	ofensează
	imperfect	ofensam	ofensai	ofensa	ofensam	ofensați	ofensau
	simple perfect	ofensai	ofensași	ofensă	ofensarăm	ofensarăți	ofensară
	pluperfect	ofensasem	ofensaseși	ofensase	ofensaserăm	ofensaserăți	ofensaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să ofensez	să ofensezi	să ofenseze	să ofensăm	să ofensați	să ofenseze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ofensează			ofensați
	negative		nu ofensa			nu ofensați

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin offēnsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈfensa/ [oˈfẽn.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ensa
• Syllabification: o‧fen‧sa

Noun

ofensa f (plural ofensas)

1. offense
2. insult

   Synonym: insulto

Related terms

• ofender
• ofensivo

 

Further reading

• “ofensa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014