beneficus

Latin

Alternative forms

• benificus

Etymology

Derived from bene (“well, good”) +‎ -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈne.fi.kus/, [bɛˈnɛfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈne.fi.kus/, [beˈnɛːfikus]

Adjective

beneficus (feminine benefica, neuter beneficum, comparative beneficentior); first/second-declension adjective

1. beneficent
2. generous, liberal
3. blessed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	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
accusative	beneficum	beneficam	beneficum		beneficōs	beneficās	benefica
ablative	beneficō	beneficā	beneficō		beneficīs
vocative	benefice	benefica	beneficum		beneficī	beneficae	benefica

Antonyms

• maleficus

Descendants

• → Catalan: benèfic
• → French: bénéfique
• → Galician: benéfico
• → Italian: benefico
• → Portuguese: benéfico
• → Romanian: benefic
• → Spanish: 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.