prebenda

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾəˈβen.də]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾəˈben.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾeˈben.da]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

prebenda f (plural prebendes)

1. prebend
2. sinecure, cushy number

Further reading

• “prebenda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “prebenda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “prebenda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “prebenda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Etymology

From Late Latin praebenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprebendɑ/, [ˈpre̞be̞ndɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ebendɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pre‧ben‧da
• Hyphenation^(key): pre‧ben‧da

Noun

prebenda

1. (historical) prebend

Declension

Inflection of prebenda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		prebenda	prebendat
genitive		prebendan	prebendojen
partitive		prebendaa	prebendoja
illative		prebendaan	prebendoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		prebenda	prebendat
accusative	nom.	prebenda	prebendat
	gen.	prebendan
genitive		prebendan	prebendojen prebendain rare
partitive		prebendaa	prebendoja
inessive		prebendassa	prebendoissa
elative		prebendasta	prebendoista
illative		prebendaan	prebendoihin
adessive		prebendalla	prebendoilla
ablative		prebendalta	prebendoilta
allative		prebendalle	prebendoille
essive		prebendana	prebendoina
translative		prebendaksi	prebendoiksi
abessive		prebendatta	prebendoitta
instructive		—	prebendoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of prebenda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative prebendani prebendani accusative nom. prebendani prebendani gen. prebendani genitive prebendani prebendojeni prebendaini rare partitive prebendaani prebendojani inessive prebendassani prebendoissani elative prebendastani prebendoistani illative prebendaani prebendoihini adessive prebendallani prebendoillani ablative prebendaltani prebendoiltani allative prebendalleni prebendoilleni essive prebendanani prebendoinani translative prebendakseni prebendoikseni abessive prebendattani prebendoittani instructive — — comitative — prebendoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative prebendasi prebendasi accusative nom. prebendasi prebendasi gen. prebendasi genitive prebendasi prebendojesi prebendaisi rare partitive prebendaasi prebendojasi inessive prebendassasi prebendoissasi elative prebendastasi prebendoistasi illative prebendaasi prebendoihisi adessive prebendallasi prebendoillasi ablative prebendaltasi prebendoiltasi allative prebendallesi prebendoillesi essive prebendanasi prebendoinasi translative prebendaksesi prebendoiksesi abessive prebendattasi prebendoittasi instructive — — comitative — prebendoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative prebendamme prebendamme accusative nom. prebendamme prebendamme gen. prebendamme genitive prebendamme prebendojemme prebendaimme rare partitive prebendaamme prebendojamme inessive prebendassamme prebendoissamme elative prebendastamme prebendoistamme illative prebendaamme prebendoihimme adessive prebendallamme prebendoillamme ablative prebendaltamme prebendoiltamme allative prebendallemme prebendoillemme essive prebendanamme prebendoinamme translative prebendaksemme prebendoiksemme abessive prebendattamme prebendoittamme instructive — — comitative — prebendoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative prebendanne prebendanne accusative nom. prebendanne prebendanne gen. prebendanne genitive prebendanne prebendojenne prebendainne rare partitive prebendaanne prebendojanne inessive prebendassanne prebendoissanne elative prebendastanne prebendoistanne illative prebendaanne prebendoihinne adessive prebendallanne prebendoillanne ablative prebendaltanne prebendoiltanne allative prebendallenne prebendoillenne essive prebendananne prebendoinanne translative prebendaksenne prebendoiksenne abessive prebendattanne prebendoittanne instructive — — comitative — prebendoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative prebendansa prebendansa accusative nom. prebendansa prebendansa gen. prebendansa genitive prebendansa prebendojensa prebendainsa rare partitive prebendaansa prebendojaan prebendojansa inessive prebendassaan prebendassansa prebendoissaan prebendoissansa elative prebendastaan prebendastansa prebendoistaan prebendoistansa illative prebendaansa prebendoihinsa adessive prebendallaan prebendallansa prebendoillaan prebendoillansa ablative prebendaltaan prebendaltansa prebendoiltaan prebendoiltansa allative prebendalleen prebendallensa prebendoilleen prebendoillensa essive prebendanaan prebendanansa prebendoinaan prebendoinansa translative prebendakseen prebendaksensa prebendoikseen prebendoiksensa abessive prebendattaan prebendattansa prebendoittaan prebendoittansa instructive — — comitative — prebendoineen prebendoinensa

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus. Compare the doublet profenda.

Noun

prebenda f (plural prebende)

1. prebend
   • 1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 62:

     [F]arisei, sepolcri imbiancati, pronti a vendersi per una prebenda, ma erano presi dal dubbio.

     Pharisees, whitewashed sepulchres, ready to sell themselves for a prebend, but they felt doubtful.

Related terms

• prebendato

Latin

Participle

prēbenda

1. inflection of prēbendus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

prēbendā

1. ablative feminine singular of prēbendus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Präbende, from French prébende, from Ecclesiastical Latin praebenda, from Latin praebeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈbɛn.da/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Syllabification: pre‧ben‧da

Noun

prebenda f

1. (historical, Roman Catholicism) prebend (stipend paid to a canon)

Declension

Declension of prebenda

	singular	plural
nominative	prebenda	prebendy
genitive	prebendy	prebend
dative	prebendzie	prebendom
accusative	prebendę	prebendy
instrumental	prebendą	prebendami
locative	prebendzie	prebendach
vocative	prebendo	prebendy

Derived terms

noun

• prebendarz

Further reading

• prebenda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈbẽ.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈbẽ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈbẽ.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈbẽ.dɐ/ [pɾɨˈβẽ.dɐ]

• Hyphenation: pre‧ben‧da

Noun

prebenda f (plural prebendas)

1. prebend, prebendary
2. (figurative) sinecure

Further reading

• “prebenda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “prebenda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

prebenda

1. inflection of prebendar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈbenda/ [pɾeˈβ̞ẽn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -enda
• Syllabification: pre‧ben‧da

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-

Proto-Italic *haβēō

Proto-Italic *praihaβēō

Latin praebeō

Latin praebendus

Latin praebendabor.

Spanish prebenda

Borrowed from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus.

Noun

prebenda f (plural prebendas)

1. prebend, prebendary
2. sinecure

Derived terms

• prebendar

Etymology 2

Verb

prebenda

1. inflection of prebendar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “prebenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025