benefactio
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From benefaciō (“do good, benefit”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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.