benignitas

Latin

Etymology

From benignus (“benevolent”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈniɡ.ni.taːs/, [bɛˈnɪŋ.nɪ.taːs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈni.ɲi.tas/, [beˈniɲ.ɲi.tas]

Noun

benignitās f (genitive benignitātis); third declension

  1. kindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy
  2. liberality, bounty, favor
  3. lenity, mercy

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative benignitās benignitātēs
Genitive benignitātis benignitātum
Dative benignitātī benignitātibus
Accusative benignitātem benignitātēs
Ablative benignitāte benignitātibus
Vocative benignitās benignitātēs

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Descendants

References
  • 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
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