benevolentia
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /be.ne.woˈlen.ti.a/, [bɛ.nɛ.wɔˈɫɛn.ti.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.ne.voˈlen.t͡si.a/
Audio (Classical) (file)
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | benevolentia | benevolentiae |
| Genitive | benevolentiae | benevolentiārum |
| Dative | benevolentiae | benevolentiīs |
| Accusative | benevolentiam | benevolentiās |
| Ablative | benevolentiā | benevolentiīs |
| Vocative | benevolentia | benevolentiae |
Synonyms
- (kindness): benignitās
Descendants
- Catalan: benevolència
- English: benevolence
- Spanish: benevolencia
References
- benevolentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- benevolentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- benevolentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be well-disposed towards..: benevolentiam habere erga aliquem
- to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces: benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)
- to show kindness to..: benevolentiam alicui praestare, in aliquem conferre
- to show kindness to..: benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi
- to be well-disposed towards..: benevolentiam habere erga aliquem
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