benignitas
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From benignus (“benevolent”) + -tās.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈniɡ.ni.taːs/, [bɛˈnɪŋnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲi.tas/, [beˈniɲːit̪äs]
Noun[edit]
benignitās f (genitive benignitātis); third declension
- kindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy
- Synonyms: indulgentia, pietās, beneficium, cōmitās, venia, benevolentia
- liberality, bounty, favor
- Synonym: benevolentia
- lenity, mercy
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | benignitās | benignitātēs |
| Genitive | benignitātis | benignitātum |
| Dative | benignitātī | benignitātibus |
| Accusative | benignitātem | benignitātēs |
| Ablative | benignitāte | benignitātibus |
| Vocative | benignitās | benignitātēs |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: benignity
- French: bénignité
- Italian: benignità
- Portuguese: benignidade
- Romanian: benignitate
- Spanish: benignidad
References[edit]
- “benignitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “benignitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- benignitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “benignitas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers