benefactio

Latin

Etymology

From benefaciō (“do good, benefit”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfak.ti.oː/, [bɛnɛˈfäkt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfak.t͡si.o/, [beneˈfäkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

benefactiō f (genitive benefactiōnis); third declension

the performing of an act of kindness; a benefaction

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	benefactiō	benefactiōnēs
Genitive	benefactiōnis	benefactiōnum
Dative	benefactiōnī	benefactiōnibus
Accusative	benefactiōnem	benefactiōnēs
Ablative	benefactiōne	benefactiōnibus
Vocative	benefactiō	benefactiōnēs

References

“benefactio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
benefactio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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