benedictus

See also: Benedictus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well (of)”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [bɛ.nɛˈdɪk.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [be.neˈdik.tus]

Noun

benedictus m (genitive benedictī); second declension

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) a blessed person

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	benedictus	benedictī
genitive	benedictī	benedictōrum
dative	benedictō	benedictīs
accusative	benedictum	benedictōs
ablative	benedictō	benedictīs
vocative	benedicte	benedictī

Participle

benedictus (feminine benedicta, neuter benedictum); first/second-declension participle

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) blessed, having been blessed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	benedictus	benedicta	benedictum		benedictī	benedictae	benedicta
genitive	benedictī	benedictae	benedictī		benedictōrum	benedictārum	benedictōrum
dative	benedictō	benedictae	benedictō		benedictīs
accusative	benedictum	benedictam	benedictum		benedictōs	benedictās	benedicta
ablative	benedictō	benedictā	benedictō		benedictīs
vocative	benedicte	benedicta	benedictum		benedictī	benedictae	benedicta

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: binadettu
  • Italian: benedetto, Benedetto
  • Neapolitan: bendetto, benetto, benedetto, beneretto
  • Sicilian: binidittu, Binidittu
• North Italian:
  • Emilian: bendêt

    Ferrarese: bndit

  • Friulian: benedet, Benedet

    Anpezan: benedéto

  • Ladin: benedet

    Badiot: benedì

    Gherdëina: benedët

  • Old Ligurian: beneeito, beneito, beneyto
    • Ligurian: benéito, benexîo
  • Old Lombard: benedeg
    • Lombard: benedii

      Poschiavino: benadeit

  • Piedmontese: benedet

    Vercellese: banadet

  • Romagnol: bandett
  • Venetan: benedéto, benedeto, Benedeto, Beneto
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: beneeit, beneoit, Beneeit
    • French: benoit, benoît, Benoît
    • Norman: Beneît
      • → French: benêt
    • Poitevin-Saintongeais: benàe, benét
    • → Middle English: *beneit, benet
      • English: bennet, Bennet
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: beneit, Benet
  • Occitan: Beneset, Benaset
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Leonese: beneito
    • Asturian: beneitu, benitu, Benitu
    • → Spanish: benito, Benito
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: bẽeyto
    • Galician: bieito, Bieito
    • Portuguese: bento, Bento
  • Old Spanish: biendicho, bendicho
    • Ladino: בנדיגֿו, bendicho
    • Spanish: bendicho (obsolete)
• Borrowings:
  • → Proto-Brythonic: *bendiθ
    • Middle Breton: bennoz, bennoez
      • Breton: bennozh
    • Middle Cornish: bennath, benneth
      • Cornish: bednath
    • Middle Welsh: bendith
      • Welsh: bendith
  • → English: Benedict
  • → Old Irish: bendacht
    • Middle Irish: bennacht
      • Irish: beannacht
      • Manx: bannaght
      • Scottish Gaelic: beannachd
      • → Old Norse: bjannak
  • → Irish: Beinidict (learned)
  • → Norman: Bénédict
  • → Old Galician-Portuguese: (semi-learned)
    • Galician: bendito
    • Portuguese: bendito, Benedito
  • → Old Spanish: bendito, benedicto, benedito (semi-learned)
    • Spanish: bendito, Benedicto

References

• "benedictus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)