benigno

See also: Benigno

Italian

Alternative forms

• benegno (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin benignus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲo/
• Rhymes: -iɲɲo
• Hyphenation: be‧nì‧gno

Adjective

benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benigni, feminine plural benigne)

1. benign
2. kindly
3. (oncology) benign

   Antonym: maligno

Related terms

• benignamente
• benignità

Further reading

• benigno in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• benigno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• benigno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• benigno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• benìgno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• benigno in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• benigno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈniɡ.noː/, [bɛˈnɪŋnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲo/, [beˈniɲːo]

Adjective

benignō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of benignus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin benignus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈni.ɡi.nu/, /beˈniɡ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈni.ɡi.nu/, /beˈniɡ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈniɡ.no/, /beˈni.ɡi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈni.ɡnu/ [bɨˈni.ɣnu]

• Hyphenation: be‧nig‧no

Adjective

benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benignos, feminine plural benignas)

1. benign (kind, gentle, mild)

   Antonym: maligno

2. (medicine) benign (not posing any serious threat to health)

   Antonym: maligno

Related terms

• benignidade

Further reading

• “benigno”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “benigno”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “benigno” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “benigno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “benigno”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “benigno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From bènīgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běniːɡno/
• Hyphenation: be‧nig‧no

Adverb

bènīgno (Cyrillic spelling бѐнӣгно)

1. benignly

References

• “benigno”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin benignus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈniɡno/ [beˈniɣ̞.no]
• Rhymes: -iɡno
• Syllabification: be‧nig‧no

Adjective

benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benignos, feminine plural benignas)

1. benign

Further reading

• “benigno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28