LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

offēnsus1

offēnsus m (genitive offēnsūs)
Classical[ɔfˈfẽː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ofˈfɛn.sus]

Meaning

  1. collision, knock, blow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoffēnsusoffēnsūs
genitiveoffēnsūsoffēnsuum
dativeoffēnsuīoffēnsibus
accusativeoffēnsumoffēnsūs
ablativeoffēnsūoffēnsibus
vocativeoffēnsusoffēnsūs

offensus, ūs, m. 1. offendo,
I. a striking against, a shock (poet. and in post-class. prose).
I. Lit., Lucr. 2, 223; 4, 359; Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 39.—
II. Transf.
a. A lighting upon, meeting with: per offensus armorum, Stat. Th. 12, 283.—
b. An offence, vexation, annoyance: sin vita in offensu est, Lucr. 3, 941.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of offendō.

verbfirst/second-declension adjective
offēnsus2
offēnsus (feminine offēnsa, neuter offēnsum, comparative offēnsior)
Classical[ɔfˈfẽː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ofˈfɛn.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveparticiplehaving been hit, struck
  2. adjectiveparticipleoffensive, odious

offensus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from 1. offendo.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of offendō.

Quick answers

What does offēnsus mean in Latin?
offēnsus, a noun, means “collision, knock, blow”.
What is the genitive of offēnsus?
The genitive singular is offēnsūs. offēnsus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce offēnsus?
In classical Latin, [ɔfˈfẽː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ofˈfɛn.sus].