benignitas
Latin
Etymology
From benignus (“benevolent”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈniɡ.ni.taːs/, [bɛˈnɪŋ.nɪ.taːs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈni.ɲi.tas/, [beˈniɲ.ɲi.tas]
Noun
benignitās f (genitive benignitātis); third declension
- kindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy
- liberality, bounty, favor
- lenity, mercy
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | benignitās | benignitātēs |
| Genitive | benignitātis | benignitātum |
| Dative | benignitātī | benignitātibus |
| Accusative | benignitātem | benignitātēs |
| Ablative | benignitāte | benignitātibus |
| Vocative | benignitās | benignitātēs |
Synonyms
- (kindness): benevolentia
- (liberality): benevolentia
Related terms
- benignē
- benigniter
- benignor
- benignus
Descendants
- → English: benignity
References
- benignitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- benignitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- benignitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- benignitas in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers