benedictus

== Latin == === Etymology === Perfect passive participle of benedīcō (“to speak well (of)”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛ.nɛˈdɪk.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [be.neˈdik.tus] === Noun === benedictus m (genitive benedictī); second declension (Ecclesiastical Latin) a blessed person ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === Participle === benedictus (feminine benedicta, neuter benedictum); first/second-declension participle (Ecclesiastical Latin) blessed, having been blessed ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== === References === "benedictus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)