ofensiva

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.fənˈsi.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.fənˈsi.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.fenˈsi.va] === 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 === 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. ===== 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, 2008–2026 “ofensiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “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, 2003–2026 “ofensiva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “ofensiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) offensive === 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025