benefactus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *dwenedfaktos, perfect passive participle of benefaciō.
Participle
benefactus (feminine benefacta, neuter benefactum); first/second-declension participle
- benefited
- blessed
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | benefactus | benefacta | benefactum | benefactī | benefactae | benefacta | |
| Genitive | benefactī | benefactae | benefactī | benefactōrum | benefactārum | benefactōrum | |
| Dative | benefactō | benefactō | benefactīs | ||||
| Accusative | benefactum | benefactam | benefactum | benefactōs | benefactās | benefacta | |
| Ablative | benefactō | benefactā | benefactō | benefactīs | |||
| Vocative | benefacte | benefacta | benefactum | benefactī | benefactae | benefacta | |
Related terms
- benefactor
Descendants
- Catalan: benfet, benifet
- French: bienfait
- Italian: benefatto
References
- benefactus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to return evil for good: benefacta maleficiis pensare
- to return good for evil: maleficia benefactis remunerari
- to return evil for good: benefacta maleficiis pensare