munificens

Latin

Etymology

From Latin munus (“gift”) + facio (“I make”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /muːˈni.fi.kens/, [muːˈnɪfɪkẽːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /muˈni.fi.t͡ʃens/, [muˈniːfit͡ʃens]

Adjective

mūnificēns (genitive mūnificentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. bountiful, liberal, benevolent, generous, munificent

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative mūnificēns mūnificentēs mūnificentia
Genitive mūnificentis mūnificentium
Dative mūnificentī mūnificentibus
Accusative mūnificentem mūnificēns mūnificentēs mūnificentia
Ablative mūnificentī mūnificentibus
Vocative mūnificēns mūnificentēs mūnificentia

Descendants
  • English: munificent

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