difensivo

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.fenˈsi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: di‧fen‧sì‧vo

Adjective

difensivo (feminine difensiva, masculine plural difensivi, feminine plural difensive)

  1. defensive

Derived terms

Further reading

  • difensivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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