benevolens

Latin

Etymology

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From bene (“well”) + volēns (“wishing”). Literally meaning "well wishing". Compare Icelandic vilja vel (“to wish well”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈne.u̯o.lens/, [bɛˈneu̯ɔɫ̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈne.vo.lens/, [beˈnɛːvolens]

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

• Much used in anteclassical. In the classical era the adjective benevolus was used.

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.