benefactio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From benefaciō (“do good, benefit”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.ti.oː/, [bɛnɛˈfäkt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.t͡si.o/, [beneˈfäkt̪͡s̪io]
Noun[edit]
benefactiō f (genitive benefactiōnis); third declension
- the performing of an act of kindness; a benefaction
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | benefactiō | benefactiōnēs |
| Genitive | benefactiōnis | benefactiōnum |
| Dative | benefactiōnī | benefactiōnibus |
| Accusative | benefactiōnem | benefactiōnēs |
| Ablative | benefactiōne | benefactiōnibus |
| Vocative | benefactiō | benefactiōnēs |
References[edit]
- “benefactio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- benefactio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.