OFFENDERIM, offenderim
Sounds Like: off-FEN-deh-rim
Translations: I might have offended, I may have offended, I should have offended
From the root: OFFENDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a form of the Latin verb 'offendo', meaning 'to strike against', 'to stumble', 'to offend', or 'to displease'. It is a compound verb formed from 'ob' (against) and 'fendo' (to strike). In this form, 'offenderim' indicates a potential or hypothetical action in the past, often used in subordinate clauses to express purpose, result, or a condition.
Inflection: First person singular, Perfect Subjunctive, Active voice
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 2:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, OFFENDO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- OFFENDO — to strike against, to stumble, to offend, to displease, to hurt, to injure, to encounter, to find
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