benedicus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bene (“well”) + -dicus (“-saying”); compare benedīcō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /beˈne.di.kus/, [bɛˈnɛd̪ɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈne.di.kus/, [beˈnɛːd̪ikus]
Adjective
[edit]benedicus (feminine benedica, neuter benedicum, comparative benedīcentior, superlative benedīcentissimus); first/second-declension adjective[1]
- beneficent
- friendly, kind
- speaking friendly words
Antonym: maledicus
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | benedicus | benedica | benedicum | benedicī | benedicae | benedica | |
| genitive | benedicī | benedicae | benedicī | benedicōrum | benedicārum | benedicōrum | |
| dative | benedicō | benedicae | benedicō | benedicīs | |||
| accusative | benedicum | benedicam | benedicum | benedicōs | benedicās | benedica | |
| ablative | benedicō | benedicā | benedicō | benedicīs | |||
| vocative | benedice | benedica | benedicum | benedicī | benedicae | benedica | |
References
[edit]- benedicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- benedicus 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)