benedictus
See also: Benedictus
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well (of)”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“speak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /be.neˈdik.tus/, [bɛ.nɛˈdɪk.tʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | benedictus | benedictī |
Genitive | benedictī | benedictōrum |
Dative | benedictō | benedictīs |
Accusative | benedictum | benedictōs |
Ablative | benedictō | benedictīs |
Vocative | benedicte | benedictī |
Participle
benedictus m (feminine benedicta, neuter benedictum); first/second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) blessed, having been blessed
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | benedictus | benedicta | benedictum | benedictī | benedictae | benedicta | |
Genitive | benedictī | benedictae | benedictī | benedictōrum | benedictārum | benedictōrum | |
Dative | benedictō | benedictae | benedictō | benedictīs | benedictīs | benedictīs | |
Accusative | benedictum | benedictam | benedictum | benedictōs | benedictās | benedicta | |
Ablative | benedictō | benedictā | benedictō | benedictīs | benedictīs | benedictīs | |
Vocative | benedicte | benedicta | benedictum | benedictī | benedictae | benedicta |
Descendants
- Asturian: benditu, benitu, Benitu
- Catalan: beneit, Benet
- → English: Benedict, Bennet
- Friulian: benedet, Benedet
- Galician: bendito, bieito, Bieito
- → Irish: Beinidict
- Italian: benedetto, Benedetto
- → Norman: Bénédict
- Occitan: Beneset, Benaset
- Old French: beneoit
- Old Portuguese: bẽeyto
- Spanish: bendicho
- Portuguese: bendito, bento, Bento, Benedito
- Sicilian: binidittu, Binidittu
- Spanish: bendito, benito, Benito, Benedicto
- Venetian: benedeto, Benedeto, Beneto
References
- benedictus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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