bendito

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“I speak well of”). Compare the inherited doublet bento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽˈd͡ʒi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽˈd͡ʒi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽˈd͡ʒi.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃j.di.tu/ [ˈbɐ̃j.ði.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃j.di.tu/ [ˈbɐ̃j.ði.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbẽj.di.tu/ [ˈbẽj.ði.tu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbẽj.di.tu/ [ˈbẽj.ði.tu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbẽ.di.tu/

• Hyphenation: ben‧di‧to

Adjective

bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

1. blessed; holy (worthy of worship)

   Synonym: bento

Related terms

• benta
• bênção

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Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of”). Doublet of benito, as well as Old Spanish bendicho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈdito/ [bẽn̪ˈd̪i.t̪o]

Adjective

bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

1. blessed

   Antonym: maldito

Derived terms

• agua bendita
• bendito sea Dios
• por Dios bendito

Participle

bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

1. masculine singular past participle of bendecir

   Synonym: bendecido

Further reading

• “bendito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014