benefactio

Latin

Etymology

From benefaciō (“do good, benefit”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.ti.oː/, [bɛnɛˈfäkt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.t͡si.o/, [beneˈfäkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

benefactiō f (genitive benefactiōnis); third declension

  1. the performing of an act of kindness; a benefaction

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative benefactiō benefactiōnēs
Genitive benefactiōnis benefactiōnum
Dative benefactiōnī benefactiōnibus
Accusative benefactiōnem benefactiōnēs
Ablative benefactiōne benefactiōnibus
Vocative benefactiō benefactiōnēs

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