benigne
See also: bénigne
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Inflection
| Inflection of benigne | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | benigne | |||
| inflected | benigne | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | benigne | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | benigne | ||
| n. sing. | benigne | |||
| plural | benigne | |||
| definite | benigne | |||
| partitive | benignes | |||
Synonyms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beˈnɪɡnə]
- Hyphenation: be‧ni‧gne
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Declension
Positive forms of benigne (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist benigne | sie ist benigne | es ist benigne | sie sind benigne | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | benigner | benigne | benignes | benigne |
| genitive | benignen | benigner | benignen | benigner | |
| dative | benignem | benigner | benignem | benignen | |
| accusative | benignen | benigne | benignes | benigne | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der benigne | die benigne | das benigne | die benignen |
| genitive | des benignen | der benignen | des benignen | der benignen | |
| dative | dem benignen | der benignen | dem benignen | den benignen | |
| accusative | den benignen | die benigne | das benigne | die benignen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein benigner | eine benigne | ein benignes | (keine) benignen |
| genitive | eines benignen | einer benignen | eines benignen | (keiner) benignen | |
| dative | einem benignen | einer benignen | einem benignen | (keinen) benignen | |
| accusative | einen benignen | eine benigne | ein benignes | (keine) benignen | |
Italian
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈniɡ.neː/, [bɛˈnɪŋneː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲe/, [beˈniɲːe]
Adverb
benignē (comparative benignius, superlative benignissimē)
Synonyms
- (benignly): benevolē
Related terms
- benignitās
- benigniter
- benignor
- benignus
References
- “benigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “benigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- benigne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Middle English
FWOTD – 17 September 2022
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus; compare maligne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛˈniːn(ə)/, /bɛˈni(n)ɡn(ə)/
Adjective
benigne
- kind, gentle, mild
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 8, recto, lines 482-484:
- his pariſſhens / deuoutly wolde he teche / Benygne he was / and wonder diligent / And in aduerſitee / ful pacient […]
- He would devoutly teach his parishioners; / he was gentle, truly diligent, / and so patient in adversity […]
-
- friendly-looking
- humane, fair (of laws or actions)
References
- “benīgne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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