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/, [bɛˈnɪŋnʊs̠]

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

Adjective

benignus (feminine benigna, neuter benignum, adverb benignē or benigniter); first/second-declension adjective

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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
Accusative	benignum	benignam	benignum	benignōs	benignās	benigna
Ablative	benignō	benignā	benignō	benignīs
Vocative	benigne	benigna	benignum	benignī	benignae	benigna

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: benigne
English: benign
French: bénin
Galician: benigno
Italian: benigno
Occitan: benigne
Portuguese: benigno
Spanish: benigno

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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