noun · masculinefourth declension
offēnsus1
offēnsus m (genitive offēnsūs)
Classical[ɔfˈfẽː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ofˈfɛn.sus]
Meaning
- collision, knock, blow
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | offēnsus | offēnsūs |
| genitive | offēnsūs | offēnsuum |
| dative | offēnsuī | offēnsibus |
| accusative | offēnsum | offēnsūs |
| ablative | offēnsū | offēnsibus |
| vocative | offēnsus | offēnsūs |
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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
offēnsus adj. with comp.
P. of offendo, offended, displeased, vexed, incensed, imbittered: animus: quem cum esse offensiorem arbitrarer: sibi offensior.—Offensive, odious: ordo senatorius: cui (populo) nos.—As subst n., the offence.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of offendō.