beneficialis

Latin

Etymology

From beneficium (“benefit, favor”) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /be.ne.fi.kiˈaː.lis/, [bɛnɛfɪkiˈäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /be.ne.fi.t͡ʃiˈa.lis/, [benefit͡ʃiˈäːlis]

Adjective

beneficiālis (neuter beneficiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. beneficial; generous

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	beneficiālis	beneficiāle		beneficiālēs	beneficiālia
Genitive	beneficiālis			beneficiālium
Dative	beneficiālī			beneficiālibus
Accusative	beneficiālem	beneficiāle		beneficiālēs beneficiālīs	beneficiālia
Ablative	beneficiālī			beneficiālibus
Vocative	beneficiālis	beneficiāle		beneficiālēs	beneficiālia

Descendants

• Catalan: beneficial
• Galician: beneficial
• Italian: beneficiale
• Portuguese: beneficial
• Spanish: beneficial

References

• beneficialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• beneficialis 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)