benedicus

== Latin == === Etymology === From bene (“well”) +‎ -dicus (“-saying”); compare benedīcō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛˈnɛ.dɪ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [beˈnɛː.di.kus] === Adjective === benedicus (feminine benedica, neuter benedicum, comparative benedīcentior, superlative benedīcentissimus); first/second-declension adjective beneficent friendly, kind speaking friendly words Antonym: maledicus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === References === “benedicus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. "benedicus", 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)