benevolus

Latin

Etymology

From bene (“well”) +‎ -volus (“willing”). Reflects bene volō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [bɛˈnɛ.wɔ.ɫʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [beˈnɛː.vo.lus]

Adjective

benevolus (feminine benevola, neuter benevolum, comparative benevolentior, superlative benevolentissimus, adverb benevolē); first/second-declension adjective

benevolent, kind, friendly, favorable

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	benevolus	benevola	benevolum	benevolī	benevolae	benevola
genitive	benevolī	benevolae	benevolī	benevolōrum	benevolārum	benevolōrum
dative	benevolō	benevolae	benevolō	benevolīs
accusative	benevolum	benevolam	benevolum	benevolōs	benevolās	benevola
ablative	benevolō	benevolā	benevolō	benevolīs
vocative	benevole	benevola	benevolum	benevolī	benevolae	benevola

Descendants

Catalan: benèvol
French: bénévole
Galician: benévolo
Italian: benevolo
Portuguese: benévolo
Spanish: benévolo

References

“benevolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“benevolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
benevolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be well-disposed towards..: benevolo animo esse in aliquem