beneficus
Latin
Alternative forms
- benificus
Etymology
Derived from bene (“well, good”) + -ficus (suffix denoting making).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈne.fi.kus/, [bɛˈnɛ.fɪ.kʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈne.fi.kus/, [beˈneː.fi.kus]
Adjective
beneficus (feminine benefica, neuter beneficum); first/second declension
- beneficent
- generous, liberal
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | beneficus | benefica | beneficum | beneficī | beneficae | benefica | |
| Genitive | beneficī | beneficae | beneficī | beneficōrum | beneficārum | beneficōrum | |
| Dative | beneficō | beneficae | beneficō | beneficīs | beneficīs | beneficīs | |
| Accusative | beneficum | beneficam | beneficum | beneficōs | beneficās | benefica | |
| Ablative | beneficō | beneficā | beneficō | beneficīs | beneficīs | beneficīs | |
| Vocative | benefice | benefica | beneficum | beneficī | beneficae | benefica | |
Antonyms
- maleficus
Descendants
- Catalan: benèfic
- → French: bénéfique
- Spanish: benéfico
- Portuguese: benéfico
References
- beneficus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- beneficus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- beneficus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette