benefactio
Latin
Etymology
From benefaciō (“do good, benefit”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛ.nɛˈfak.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [be.neˈfak.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
benefactiō f (genitive benefactiōnis); third declension
- the performing of an act of kindness; a benefaction
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | benefactiō | benefactiōnēs |
| genitive | benefactiōnis | benefactiōnum |
| dative | benefactiōnī | benefactiōnibus |
| accusative | benefactiōnem | benefactiōnēs |
| ablative | benefactiōne | benefactiōnibus |
| vocative | benefactiō | benefactiōnēs |
References
- “benefactio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- benefactio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.