What does beneficus mean in Latin?

beneficus, a adjective, means “beneficent; generous, liberal; blessed”.

How do you pronounce beneficus?

In classical Latin, [bɛˈnɛ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [beˈnɛː.fi.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

beneficus (feminine benefica, neuter beneficum, comparative beneficentior)

Classical[bɛˈnɛ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[beˈnɛː.fi.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	beneficus	benefica	beneficum
genitive	beneficī	beneficae	beneficī
dative	beneficō	beneficae	beneficō
accusative	beneficum	beneficam	beneficum
ablative	beneficō	beneficā	beneficō
vocative	benefice	benefica	beneficum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	beneficī	beneficae	benefica
genitive	beneficōrum	beneficārum	beneficōrum
dative	beneficīs	beneficīs	beneficīs
accusative	beneficōs	beneficās	benefica
ablative	beneficīs	beneficīs	beneficīs
vocative	beneficī	beneficae	benefica

bĕnĕfĭcus (better than bĕnĭfĭcus), a, um, adj. bene-facio (

I. comp. and sup. regularly formed, beneficentior, Sen. Ben. 1, 4, 5; 5, 9, 2: beneficentissimus, Cic. Lael. 14, 51; id. N. D. 2, 25, 64; ante-class. beneficissimus, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 603 P.), generous, liberal, beneficent, obliging, favorable (rare but class.): de Ptolemaeo rege optimo et beneficissimo, Cato, l. l.: beneficum esse oratione, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 14: ubi beneficus, si nemo alterius causā benigne facit? Cic. Leg. 1, 18, 49: in amicum, id. Off. 1, 14, 42; 1, 14, 44: sunt enim benefici generique hominum amici, id. Div. 2, 49, 102: beneficus, salutaris, mansuetus civis, id. Mil. 8, 20; id. Lael. 9, 31; cf. Gell. 17, 5, 4: actio, Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 5.—* Adv.: bĕnĕfĭcē, beneficently: facere, Gell. 17, 5, 13.

Derived from bene (“well, good”) + -ficus (suffix denoting making).

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