benedictus
See also: Benedictus
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well (of)”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛ.nɛˈdɪk.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [be.neˈd̪ik.t̪us]
Noun
benedictus m (genitive benedictī); second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) a blessed person
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | benedictus | benedictī |
| genitive | benedictī | benedictōrum |
| dative | benedictō | benedictīs |
| accusative | benedictum | benedictōs |
| ablative | benedictō | benedictīs |
| vocative | benedicte | benedictī |
Participle
benedictus (feminine benedicta, neuter benedictum); first/second-declension participle
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) blessed, having been blessed
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | benedictus | benedicta | benedictum | benedictī | benedictae | benedicta | |
| genitive | benedictī | benedictae | benedictī | benedictōrum | benedictārum | benedictōrum | |
| dative | benedictō | benedictae | benedictō | benedictīs | |||
| accusative | benedictum | benedictam | benedictum | benedictōs | benedictās | benedicta | |
| ablative | benedictō | benedictā | benedictō | benedictīs | |||
| vocative | benedicte | benedicta | benedictum | benedictī | benedictae | benedicta | |
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Emilian: bendêt
- Ferrarese: bndit
- Friulian: benedet, Benedet
- Anpezan: benedéto
- Ladin: benedet
- Badiot: benedì
- Gherdëina: benedët
- Old Ligurian: beneeito, beneito, beneyto
- Ligurian: benéito, benexîo
- Old Lombard: benedeg
- Lombard: benedii
- Poschiavino: benadeit
- Lombard: benedii
- Piedmontese: benedet
- Vercellese: banadet
- Romagnol: bandett
- Venetan: benedéto, benedeto, Benedeto, Beneto
- Emilian: bendêt
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
- "benedictus", 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)