benefactus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of benefaciō.

Participle

benefactus m (feminine benefacta, neuter benefactum); first/second declension

  1. benefited
  2. blessed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative benefactus benefacta benefactum benefactī benefactae benefacta
genitive benefactī benefactae benefactī benefactōrum benefactārum benefactōrum
dative benefactō benefactō benefactīs
accusative benefactum benefactam benefactum benefactōs benefactās benefacta
ablative benefactō benefactā benefactō benefactīs
vocative benefacte benefacta benefactum benefactī benefactae benefacta

Descendants

References

  • benefactus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to return evil for good: benefacta maleficiis pensare
    • to return good for evil: maleficia benefactis remunerari
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