benedico

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.neˈdi.ko/ Rhymes: -iko Hyphenation: be‧ne‧dì‧co === Verb === benedico first-person singular present indicative of benedire first-person singular present indicative of benedicere == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From bene (“well”) +‎ dīcō (“to speak”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛ.nɛˈdiː.koː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [be.neˈdiː.ko] ==== Verb ==== benedīcō (present infinitive benedīcere, perfect active benedīxī, supine benedictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative to speak well of someone, commend Antonyms: īnsultō, maledīcō, exsecror, obloquor, compellō, incessō, pulsō (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) to bless, praise Benedicite, omnia opera DominiBenedicite Bless, all the works of the Lord ===== Usage notes ===== This is used as a compound only outside of Classical Latin. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === Inflected form of benedicus. ==== Adjective ==== benedicō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of benedicus === References === “benedico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “benedico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. benedico in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016