defensiu
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
defensiu (feminine defensiva, masculine plural defensius, feminine plural defensives)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “defensiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “defensiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “defensiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “defensiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
defensiu m (feminine singular defensiva, masculine plural defensius, feminine plural defensivas)
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 217.