Benedikt

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well of, bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“I speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnɛdɪkt]

Proper noun

Benedikt m anim

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Benedict

Declension

Declension of Benedikt (sg-only hard masculine animate)

	singular
nominative	Benedikt
genitive	Benedikta
dative	Benediktovi, Benediktu
accusative	Benedikta
vocative	Benedikte
locative	Benediktovi, Benediktu
instrumental	Benediktem

German

Alternative forms

• Benedict (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well of, bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“I speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːnəˌdɪkt/, /ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt/ (both common, with regional differences)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːneˌdɪkt/ (given by some dictionaries as standard, but utterly rare)

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Proper noun

Benedikt m (proper noun, strong, genitive Benedikts)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Benedict

Icelandic

Etymology

Imported from neighboring countries, most likely Denmark, ultimately from Late Latin Benedictus, the name of several popes and saints, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well of, bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“I speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛːnɛː(ˌ)tɪxt/
• Rhymes: -ɪxt

Proper noun

Benedikt m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Benedict

Declension

declension of Benedikt

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Benedikt
accusative	Benedikt
dative	Benedikt
genitive	Benedikts