benefactus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dwenedfaktos, perfect passive participle of benefaciō.

Participle

benefactus (feminine benefacta, neuter benefactum); first/second-declension participle

1. benefited
2. blessed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	benefactus	benefacta	benefactum		benefactī	benefactae	benefacta
Genitive	benefactī	benefactae	benefactī		benefactōrum	benefactārum	benefactōrum
Dative	benefactō		benefactō		benefactīs
Accusative	benefactum	benefactam	benefactum		benefactōs	benefactās	benefacta
Ablative	benefactō	benefactā	benefactō		benefactīs
Vocative	benefacte	benefacta	benefactum		benefactī	benefactae	benefacta

Related terms

• benefactor

Descendants

• Catalan: benfet, benifet
• French: bienfait
• Italian: benefatto

References

• benefactus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to return evil for good: benefacta maleficiis pensare
    
  • to return good for evil: maleficia benefactis remunerari