munificens

Latin

Etymology

From Latin munus (“gift”) + facio (“I make”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /muːˈni.fi.kens/, [muːˈnɪfɪkẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /muˈni.fi.t͡ʃens/, [muˈniːfit͡ʃens]

Adjective

mūnificēns (genitive mūnificentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. bountiful, liberal, benevolent, generous, munificent

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	mūnificēns			mūnificentēs	mūnificentia
Genitive	mūnificentis			mūnificentium
Dative	mūnificentī			mūnificentibus
Accusative	mūnificentem	mūnificēns		mūnificentēs	mūnificentia
Ablative	mūnificentī			mūnificentibus
Vocative	mūnificēns			mūnificentēs	mūnificentia

Related terms

• mūnificus
• mūnificentia

Descendants

• English: munificent

References

• “munificens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• munificens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.