difesa

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin dēfēnsa, from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfe.za/, (traditional) /diˈfe.sa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
  • Hyphenation: di‧fé‧sa
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Adjective

difesa

  1. feminine singular of difeso

Noun

difesa f (plural difese)

  1. defence/defense
  2. protection, shelter

Antonyms

Participle

difesa

  1. feminine singular of difeso

References

  1. ^ difesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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