benevolens

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Latin

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From bene (well) + volēns (wishing). Literally meaning "well wishing". Compare Icelandic vilja vel (to wish well).

Pronunciation

Adjective

benevolēns (genitive benevolentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. kind, wishing well, benevolent, friendly, with a kind heart, propitious, favorable
    Ero benevolens.
    I'll be kind.
    Benevolentes inter se.
    Friendly to each other.
    Alicui amicus et benevolens.
    A friend and well-wisher to some.

Usage notes

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative benevolēns benevolentēs benevolentia
Genitive benevolentis benevolentium
Dative benevolentī benevolentibus
Accusative benevolentem benevolēns benevolentēs benevolentia
Ablative benevolentī benevolentibus
Vocative benevolēns benevolentēs benevolentia

Noun

benevolēns m or f (genitive benevolentis); third declension

  1. a friend, a well-wisher, someone of a kind heart

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative benevolēns benevolentēs
Genitive benevolentis benevolentum
Dative benevolentī benevolentibus
Accusative benevolentem benevolentēs
Ablative benevolente benevolentibus
Vocative benevolēns benevolentēs

References

  • benevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • benevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • benevolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.