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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From benignus (“benevolent”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /beˈniɡ.ni.taːs/, [bɛˈnɪŋnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲi.tas/, [beˈniɲːit̪äs]
Noun
[edit]benignitās f (genitive benignitātis); third declension
- kindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy
- Synonyms: indulgentia, pietās, beneficium, cōmitās, venia, benevolentia
- liberality, bounty, favor
- Synonym: benevolentia
- lenity, mercy
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | benignitās | benignitātēs |
Genitive | benignitātis | benignitātum |
Dative | benignitātī | benignitātibus |
Accusative | benignitātem | benignitātēs |
Ablative | benignitāte | benignitātibus |
Vocative | benignitās | benignitātēs |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: benignity
- French: bénignité
- Italian: benignità
- Portuguese: benignidade
- Romanian: benignitate
- Spanish: benignidad
References
[edit]- “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