benedicus

Latin

Etymology

From bene (“well”) +‎ -dicus (“-saying”); compare benedīcō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈne.di.kus/, [bɛˈnɛd̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈne.di.kus/, [beˈnɛːd̪ikus]

Adjective

benedicus (feminine benedica, neuter benedicum, comparative benedīcentior, superlative benedīcentissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. beneficent
2. friendly, kind
3. speaking friendly words

Antonym: maledicus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	benedicus	benedica	benedicum		benedicī	benedicae	benedica
Genitive	benedicī	benedicae	benedicī		benedicōrum	benedicārum	benedicōrum
Dative	benedicō		benedicō		benedicīs
Accusative	benedicum	benedicam	benedicum		benedicōs	benedicās	benedica
Ablative	benedicō	benedicā	benedicō		benedicīs
Vocative	benedice	benedica	benedicum		benedicī	benedicae	benedica

References

• benedicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• benedicus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)