benefactio

Latin

Etymology

From benefaciō (“do good, benefit”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfak.ti.oː/, [bɛnɛˈfäkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfak.t͡si.o/, [beneˈfäkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

benefactiō f (genitive benefactiōnis); third declension

1. the performing of an act of kindness; a benefaction

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	benefactiō	benefactiōnēs
Genitive	benefactiōnis	benefactiōnum
Dative	benefactiōnī	benefactiōnibus
Accusative	benefactiōnem	benefactiōnēs
Ablative	benefactiōne	benefactiōnibus
Vocative	benefactiō	benefactiōnēs

References

• “benefactio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• benefactio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.