benignus

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Italic *dwenedgenos, from *dwened (“well”) (whence Latin bene (“well”)) + *genos (“origin”) (whence Latin genus (“origin”)). Compare malignus (“wicked, malicious”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /beˈniɡ.nus/, [bɛˈnɪŋ.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈni.ɲus/, [beˈniɲ.ɲus]

Adjective

benignus (feminine benigna, neuter benignum); first/second declension

kind, good, friendly, pleasant
beneficent, obliging, bounteous
(of things) favorable, mild
(poetic, of things) fruitful, fertile, copious
(poetic) lucky, propitious

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	benignus	benigna	benignum	benignī	benignae	benigna
Genitive	benignī	benignae	benignī	benignōrum	benignārum	benignōrum
Dative	benignō	benignae	benignō	benignīs	benignīs	benignīs
Accusative	benignum	benignam	benignum	benignōs	benignās	benigna
Ablative	benignō	benignā	benignō	benignīs	benignīs	benignīs
Vocative	benigne	benigna	benignum	benignī	benignae	benigna

Derived terms

benigniter
benignor

Descendants

English: benign
French: bénin, bénigne
Italian: benigno
Portuguese: benigno
Spanish: benigno, benigna

References

benignus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
benignus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
benignus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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