ofensivo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin offēnsīvus, from Latin offēnsus, past participle of offendō (“to offend”). By surface analysis, ofenso +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fẽˈsi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fẽˈsi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fẽˈsi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fẽˈsi.bu/ [ɔ.fẽˈsi.βu]

• Rhymes: -ivu
• Hyphenation: o‧fen‧si‧vo

Adjective

ofensivo (feminine ofensiva, masculine plural ofensivos, feminine plural ofensivas)

1. offensive (causing offence)
2. (military, sports) offensive (relating to attacks)

Related terms

• ofensa

Further reading

• “ofensivo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “ofensivo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “ofensivo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “ofensivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “ofensivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “ofensivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin offēnsīvus, from Latin offēnsus, past participle of offendō (“to offend”). By surface analysis, ofenso +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofenˈsibo/ [o.fẽnˈsi.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: o‧fen‧si‧vo

Adjective

ofensivo (feminine ofensiva, masculine plural ofensivos, feminine plural ofensivas)

1. offensive

   Synonym: ultrajante

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], 2024 December 10