benefactum
Latin
Etymology
From benefactus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.tum/, [bɛnɛˈfäkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.tum/, [beneˈfäkt̪um]
Noun
benefactum n (genitive benefactī); second declension
- a good deed, benefit, meritorious act
- thank you
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | benefactum | benefacta |
| Genitive | benefactī | benefactōrum |
| Dative | benefactō | benefactīs |
| Accusative | benefactum | benefacta |
| Ablative | benefactō | benefactīs |
| Vocative | benefactum | benefacta |
Participle
benefactum
- inflection of benefactus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
References
- “benefactum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- benefactum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- benefactum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette