benignitas

Latin

Etymology

From benignus (“benevolent”) +‎ -tās.

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

Noun

benignitās f (genitive benignitātis); third declension

  1. kindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy
    Synonyms: indulgentia, pietās, beneficium, cōmitās, venia, benevolentia
  2. liberality, bounty, favor
    Synonym: benevolentia
  3. lenity, mercy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Descendants
  • → English: benignity
  • Italian: benignità

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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