benigne

See also: bénigne

English

Adjective

benigne (comparative more benigne, superlative most benigne)

  1. Obsolete spelling of benign.
    • 1566, William Adlington, The Golden Asse‎:
      And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
      even th’Almightie selfe she did maligne, / Because to man so mercifull he was, / And unto all his creatures so benigne, / Sith she her selfe was of his grace indigne […]
    • 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras‎, London: Canto 3, page 107:
      The antient Heroes were illustrious
      For being benigne, and not blustrous,
      Against a vanquisht foe:

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Adjective

benigne (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) benign
    Synonym: goedaardig
    Antonym: maligne

Inflection
Inflection of benigne
uninflected benigne
inflected benigne
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial benigne
indefinite m./f. sing. benigne
n. sing. benigne
plural benigne
definite benigne
partitive benignes

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin benignus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [beˈnɪɡnə]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ni‧gne
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Adjective

benigne (strong nominative masculine singular benigner, not comparable)

  1. benign

Declension
Positive forms of benigne (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist benigne sie ist benigne es ist benigne sie sind benigne
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative benigner benigne benignes benigne
genitive benignen benigner benignen benigner
dative benignem benigner benignem benignen
accusative benignen benigne benignes benigne
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der benigne die benigne das benigne die benignen
genitive des benignen der benignen des benignen der benignen
dative dem benignen der benignen dem benignen den benignen
accusative den benignen die benigne das benigne die benignen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein benigner eine benigne ein benignes (keine) benignen
genitive eines benignen einer benignen eines benignen (keiner) benignen
dative einem benignen einer benignen einem benignen (keinen) benignen
accusative einen benignen eine benigne ein benignes (keine) benignen

Interlingua

Adjective

benigne (comparative plus benigne, superlative le plus benigne)

  1. benign

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲe/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲe
  • Hyphenation: be‧nì‧gne

Adjective

benigne

  1. feminine plural of benigno

Latin

Etymology

From benignus (“benevolent”) +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

Adverb

benignē (comparative benignius, superlative benignissimē)

  1. benignly, kindly, benevolently
    Synonym: benevolē
  2. (as a response) thank you, you are very kind (in receiving); no, thank you (in declining)

References
  • “benigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “benigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • benigne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English
FWOTD – 17 September 2022

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus; compare maligne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛˈniːn(ə)/, /bɛˈni(n)ɡn(ə)/

Adjective

benigne

  1. kind, gentle, mild
  2. friendly-looking
  3. humane, fair (of laws or actions)

Descendants
  • English: benign
  • Scots: bening (obsolete)

References
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