benedice

Italian

Verb

benedice

1. third-person singular present indicative of benedire

Latin

Etymology 1

From benedicus (“friendly, kind”) +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈne.di.keː/, [bɛˈnɛd̪ɪkeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈne.di.t͡ʃe/, [beˈnɛːd̪it͡ʃe]

Adverb

benedicē (not comparable)

1. friendly, kindly

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /be.neˈdiː.ke/, [bɛnɛˈd̪iːkɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /be.neˈdi.t͡ʃe/, [beneˈd̪iːt͡ʃe]

Verb

benedīce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of benedīcō

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈne.di.ke/, [bɛˈnɛd̪ɪkɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈne.di.t͡ʃe/, [beˈnɛːd̪it͡ʃe]

Adjective

benedice

1. vocative masculine singular of benedicus

References

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