benigno

See also: Benigno

Italian

Alternative forms

  • benegno (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin benignus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: be‧nì‧gno

Adjective

benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benigni, feminine plural benigne)

  1. benign
  2. kindly
  3. (oncology) benign
    Antonym: maligno

Further reading

  • benigno in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • benigno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • benigno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • benigno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • benìgno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • benigno in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • benigno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

benignō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of benignus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin benignus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈni.ɡi.nu/, /beˈniɡ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈniɡ.no/, /beˈni.ɡi.no/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈni.ɡnu/ [bɨˈni.ɣnu]

  • Hyphenation: be‧nig‧no

Adjective

benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benignos, feminine plural benignas)

  1. benign (kind, gentle, mild)
    Antonym: maligno
  2. (medicine) benign (not posing any serious threat to health)
    Antonym: maligno

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From bènīgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /běniːɡno/
  • Hyphenation: be‧nig‧no

Adverb

bènīgno (Cyrillic spelling бѐнӣгно)

  1. benignly

References

  • benigno” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin benignus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈniɡno/ [beˈniɣ̞.no]
  • Rhymes: -iɡno
  • Syllabification: be‧nig‧no

Adjective

benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benignos, feminine plural benignas)

  1. benign

Further reading

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