adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
benevolus
benevolus (feminine benevola, neuter benevolum, comparative benevolentior, superlative benevolentissimus, adverb benevolē)
Classical[bɛˈnɛ.wɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[beˈnɛː.vo.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivebenevolent, kind, friendly, favorable
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | benevolus benivolus | benevola benivola | benevolum benivolum |
| genitive | benevolī benivolī | benevolae benivolae | benevolī benivolī |
| dative | benevolō benivolō | benevolae benivolae | benevolō benivolō |
| accusative | benevolum benivolum | benevolam benivolam | benevolum benivolum |
| ablative | benevolō benivolō | benevolā benivolā | benevolō benivolō |
| vocative | benevole benivole | benevola benivola | benevolum benivolum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | benevolī benivolī | benevolae benivolae | benevola benivola |
| genitive | benevolōrum benivolōrum | benevolārum benivolārum | benevolōrum benivolōrum |
| dative | benevolīs benivolīs | benevolīs benivolīs | benevolīs benivolīs |
| accusative | benevolōs benivolōs | benevolās benivolās | benevola benivola |
| ablative | benevolīs benivolīs | benevolīs benivolīs | benevolīs benivolīs |
| vocative | benevolī benivolī | benevolae benivolae | benevola benivola |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- benevolo animo esse in aliquem
- to be well-disposed towards...
bĕnĕ-vŏlus (in MSS. and inscrr. often bĕnĭvŏlus), a, um, adj. volo,
I. well-wishing, benevolent, kind, friendly, favorable (class. for the ante-class. benevolens, from which it borrows the comp. and sup.; cf. malevolus):
erga aliquem benevolus, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 100: facilis benivolusque tibi, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 33 Fleck.: benevolum efficere auditorem, Auct. Her. 1, 5, 8: benevolos auditores habere, id. ib. 1, 4, 6: ut benevolos beneque existimantes efficiamus, Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322; Quint. 3, 7, 24; 4, 1, 5; 10, 1, 48; Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 23: benevolentior tibi, id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 13, 60, 1: officium benevolentissimi atque amicissimi, id. ib. 5, 16, 6: naturā benevolentissimus, Suet. Tit. 8.—II. Transf., of servants, devoted, yielding willing service:
servus domino benevolus, Cic. Clu. 63, 176.—Adv.: bĕnĕvŏlē, benevolently, kindly, Cic. Fin. 1, 10, 34; id. Fam. 13, 21, 2.—Sup., Aug. Ep. ad Aur. 64; id. ib. ad Hier. 28.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
benevolus (not beniv-), adj.
bene+1 VOL-, well-wishing, kind, bountiful, friendly: alcui esse: animus: servi, devoted. — For comp. and sup., see benevolens.
Origins
From bene (“well”) + -volus (“willing”). Reflects bene volō.
Descendants
- Catalanbenèvol
- Frenchbénévole
- Italianbenevolo
- Portuguesebenévolo
- Spanishbenévolo
- Galicianbenévolo