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benignus: all forms

benignus means “kind, generous; (benigne) kindly, generously”. Below is its full declension in Latin.

Positive

Positive, singular
MasculineFeminineNeuterForms
Nominativebenignusbenignabenignum
Genitivebenignibenignaebenigni
Dativebenignobenignaebenigno
Accusativebenignumbenignambenignum
Ablativebenignobenignabenigno
Vocativebenignebenignabenignum
Positive, plural
MasculineFeminineNeuterForms
Nominativebenignibenignaebenigna
Genitivebenignorumbenignarumbenignorum
Dativebenignis
Accusativebenignosbenignasbenigna
Ablativebenignis
Vocativebenignibenignaebenigna

Comparative

Comparative, singular
NeuterForms
Nominativebenigniusbenignior
Genitivebenigniorisbenignioris
Dativebenigniori
Accusativebenigniusbenigniorem
Ablativebenigniore · benigniori
Vocativebenigniusbenignior
Comparative, plural
NeuterForms
Nominativebenigniorabenigniores
Genitivebenigniorum
Dativebenignioribus
Accusativebenigniorabenigniores
Ablativebenignioribus
Vocativebenigniorabenigniores

Superlative

Superlative, singular
MasculineFeminineNeuterForms
Nominativebenignissimusbenignissimabenignissimum
Genitivebenignissimibenignissimaebenignissimi
Dativebenignissimobenignissimaebenignissimo
Accusativebenignissimumbenignissimambenignissimum
Ablativebenignissimobenignissimabenignissimo
Vocativebenignissimebenignissimabenignissimum
Superlative, plural
MasculineFeminineNeuterForms
Nominativebenignissimibenignissimaebenignissima
Genitivebenignissimorumbenignissimarumbenignissimorum
Dativebenignissimis
Accusativebenignissimosbenignissimasbenignissima
Ablativebenignissimis
Vocativebenignissimibenignissimaebenignissima

Meaning and examples of benignus

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.