benevolens
Latin
Etymology
From bene (“well”) + volēns (“wishing”). Literally meaning "well wishing". Compare Icelandic vilja vel (“to wish well”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈne.wo.lens/, [bɛˈnɛ.wɔ.ɫẽːs]
Adjective
benevolēns (genitive benevolentis); third declension
- kind, wishing well, benevolent, friendly, with a kind heart, propitious, favorable
- Ero benevolens.
- I'll be kind.
- Benevolentes inter se.
- Friendly to each other.
- Ero benevolens.
- (substantive) a friend, a well-wisher, someone of a kind heart
- Alicui amicus et benevolens.
- A friend and well-wisher to some.
- Alicui amicus et benevolens.
Usage notes
- Much used in anteclassical. In the classical era the adjective benevolus was used.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | benevolēns | benevolēns | benevolentēs | benevolentia | |
| Genitive | benevolentis | benevolentis | benevolentium | benevolentium | |
| Dative | benevolentī | benevolentī | benevolentibus | benevolentibus | |
| Accusative | benevolentem | benevolēns | benevolentēs | benevolentia | |
| Ablative | benevolentī | benevolentī | benevolentibus | benevolentibus | |
| Vocative | benevolēns | benevolēns | benevolentēs | benevolentia | |
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
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