"benevolus" meaning in Latin

See benevolus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /beˈne.u̯o.lus/ [Classical], [bɛˈneu̯ɔɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /beˈne.vo.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [beˈnɛːvolus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From bene (“well”) + -volus (“willing”). Reflects bene volō. Etymology templates: {{af|la|bene|-volus|t1=well|t2=willing}} bene (“well”) + -volus (“willing”), {{m|la|bene volō}} bene volō Head templates: {{la-adj|benevolus|adv=benevolē|comp=benevolentior|sup=benevolentissimus}} benevolus (feminine benevola, neuter benevolum, comparative benevolentior, superlative benevolentissimus, adverb benevolē); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|benevolus}} Forms: benevola [feminine], benevolum [neuter], benevolentior [comparative], benevolentissimus [superlative], benevolē [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], benevolus [masculine, nominative, singular], benevola [feminine, nominative, singular], benevolum [neuter, nominative, singular], benevolī [masculine, nominative, plural], benevolae [feminine, nominative, plural], benevola [neuter, nominative, plural], benevolī [genitive, masculine, singular], benevolae [feminine, genitive, singular], benevolī [genitive, neuter, singular], benevolōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], benevolārum [feminine, genitive, plural], benevolōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], benevolō [dative, masculine, singular], benevolae [dative, feminine, singular], benevolō [dative, neuter, singular], benevolīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], benevolum [accusative, masculine, singular], benevolam [accusative, feminine, singular], benevolum [accusative, neuter, singular], benevolōs [accusative, masculine, plural], benevolās [accusative, feminine, plural], benevola [accusative, neuter, plural], benevolō [ablative, masculine, singular], benevolā [ablative, feminine, singular], benevolō [ablative, neuter, singular], benevolīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], benevole [masculine, singular, vocative], benevola [feminine, singular, vocative], benevolum [neuter, singular, vocative], benevolī [masculine, plural, vocative], benevolae [feminine, plural, vocative], benevola [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. benevolent, kind, friendly, favorable Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-benevolus-la-adj-dGCJTiCv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -volus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "benevola",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
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      },
      "expansion": "benevolus (feminine benevola, neuter benevolum, comparative benevolentior, superlative benevolentissimus, adverb benevolē); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "benevolus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -volus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "la:Personality"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "benevolent, kind, friendly, favorable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "benevolent",
          "benevolent"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ],
        [
          "friendly",
          "friendly"
        ],
        [
          "favorable",
          "favorable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈne.u̯o.lus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɛˈneu̯ɔɫ̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈne.vo.lus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈnɛːvolus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "benevolus"
}

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