benemorius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Only attested once in Petronius’ Satyricon. Derived from bene (“well”) + mōs (“manner, behavior”, oblique stem: mōr-) + -ius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /be.neˈmoː.ri.us/, [bɛnɛˈmoːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.neˈmo.ri.us/, [beneˈmɔːrius]
Adjective
[edit]benemōrius (feminine benemōria, neuter benemōrium); first/second-declension adjective
- (hapax) good-natured; well-mannered
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61:
- Cum adhuc servirem, habitabamus in vico angusto; nunc Gavillae domus est. Ibi, quomodo dii volunt, amare coepi uxorem Terentii coponis: noveratis Melissam Tarentinam, pulcherrimum bacciballum. Sed ego non mehercules corporaliter aut propter res venerias curavi, sed magis quod benemoria fuit.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | benemōrius | benemōria | benemōrium | benemōriī | benemōriae | benemōria | |
| genitive | benemōriī | benemōriae | benemōriī | benemōriōrum | benemōriārum | benemōriōrum | |
| dative | benemōriō | benemōriae | benemōriō | benemōriīs | |||
| accusative | benemōrium | benemōriam | benemōrium | benemōriōs | benemōriās | benemōria | |
| ablative | benemōriō | benemōriā | benemōriō | benemōriīs | |||
| vocative | benemōrie | benemōria | benemōrium | benemōriī | benemōriae | benemōria | |