benedictus

See also: Benedictus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“I speak well (of)”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /be.neˈdik.tus/, [bɛnɛˈd̪ɪkt̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /be.neˈdik.tus/, [beneˈd̪ikt̪us]

Noun

benedictus m (genitive benedictī); second declension

(Ecclesiastical Latin) a blessed person

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	benedictus	benedictī
Genitive	benedictī	benedictōrum
Dative	benedictō	benedictīs
Accusative	benedictum	benedictōs
Ablative	benedictō	benedictīs
Vocative	benedicte	benedictī

Participle

benedictus (feminine benedicta, neuter benedictum); first/second-declension participle

(Ecclesiastical Latin) blessed, having been blessed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	benedictus	benedicta	benedictum	benedictī	benedictae	benedicta
Genitive	benedictī	benedictae	benedictī	benedictōrum	benedictārum	benedictōrum
Dative	benedictō	benedictae	benedictō	benedictīs
Accusative	benedictum	benedictam	benedictum	benedictōs	benedictās	benedicta
Ablative	benedictō	benedictā	benedictō	benedictīs
Vocative	benedicte	benedicta	benedictum	benedictī	benedictae	benedicta

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: binadettu
- Italian: benedetto, Benedetto
- Neapolitan: bendetto, benetto, benedetto, beneretto
- Sicilian: binidittu, Binidittu
North Italian:
- Emilian: bendêt
  Ferrarese: bndit
- Friulian: benedet, Benedet
  Anpezan: benedéto
- Ladin: benedet
  Badiot: benedì
  
  Gherdëina: benedët
- Old Ligurian: beneeito, beneito, beneyto
  - Ligurian: benéito, benexîo
- Old Lombard: benedeg
  - Lombard: benedii
    Poschiavino: benadeit
- Piedmontese: benedet
  Vercellese: banadet
- Romagnol: bandett
- Venetian: benedéto, benedeto, Benedeto, Beneto
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: beneeit, beneoit, Beneeit
  - French: benoit, benoît, Benoît
  - Norman: Beneît
    - → French: benêt
  - Poitevin-Saintongeais: benàe, benét
  - → Middle English: *beneit, benet
    - English: bennet, Bennet
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: beneit, Benet
- Occitan: Beneset, Benaset
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Leonese: beneito
  - Asturian: beneitu, benitu, Benitu
  - → Spanish: benito, Benito
- Old Galician-Portuguese: bẽeyto
  - Galician: bieito, Bieito
  - Portuguese: bento, Bento
- Old Spanish: biendicho, bendicho
  - Ladino: בנדיגֿו, bendicho
  - Spanish: bendicho (obsolete)
Borrowings:
- → Proto-Brythonic: *bendiθ
  - Middle Breton: bennoz, bennoez
    - Breton: bennozh
  - Middle Cornish: bennath, benneth
    - Cornish: bednath
  - Middle Welsh: bendith
    - Welsh: bendith
- → English: Benedict
- → Old Irish: bendacht
  - Middle Irish: bennacht
    - Irish: beannacht
    - Manx: bannaght
    - Scottish Gaelic: beannachd
    - → Old Norse: bjannak
- → Irish: Beinidict (learned)
- → Norman: Bénédict
- → Old Galician-Portuguese: (semi-learned)
  - Galician: bendito
  - Portuguese: bendito, Benedito
- → Old Spanish: bendito, benedicto, benedito (semi-learned)
  - Spanish: bendito, Benedicto

References

benedictus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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