LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

benemōrius

benemōrius (feminine benemōria, neuter benemōrium)
Classical[bɛ.nɛˈmoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[be.neˈmɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegood-natured; well-mannered
    Cum adhuc servirem, habitabamus in vico angusto; nunc Gavillae domus est. Ibi, quomodo dii volunt, amare coepi uxorem Terentii coponis: noveratis Melissam Tarentinam, pulcherrimum bacciballum. Sed ego non mehercules corporaliter aut propter res venerias curavi, sed magis quod benemoria fuit.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebenemōriusbenemōriabenemōrium
genitivebenemōriībenemōriaebenemōriī
dativebenemōriōbenemōriaebenemōriō
accusativebenemōriumbenemōriambenemōrium
ablativebenemōriōbenemōriābenemōriō
vocativebenemōriebenemōriabenemōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebenemōriībenemōriaebenemōria
genitivebenemōriōrumbenemōriārumbenemōriōrum
dativebenemōriīsbenemōriīsbenemōriīs
accusativebenemōriōsbenemōriāsbenemōria
ablativebenemōriīsbenemōriīsbenemōriīs
vocativebenemōriībenemōriaebenemōria

Origins

Only attested once in Petronius’ Satyricon. Derived from bene (“well”) + mōs (“manner, behavior”, oblique stem: mōr-) + -ius.

Quick answers

What does benemōrius mean in Latin?
benemōrius, a adjective, means “good-natured; well-mannered”.
How do you pronounce benemōrius?
In classical Latin, [bɛ.nɛˈmoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [be.neˈmɔː.ri.us].