benevolus

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈne.wo.lus/, [bɛˈnɛ.wɔ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

benevolus (feminine benevola, neuter benevolum); first/second declension

  1. benevolent, kind, friendly, favorable

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative benevolus benevola benevolum benevolī benevolae benevola
Genitive benevolī benevolae benevolī benevolōrum benevolārum benevolōrum
Dative benevolō benevolō benevolīs
Accusative benevolum benevolam benevolum benevolōs benevolās benevola
Ablative benevolō benevolā benevolō benevolīs
Vocative benevole benevola benevolum benevolī benevolae benevola

Descendants

References
  • benevolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • benevolus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • benevolus 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..: benevolo animo esse in aliquem
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