bonu
Asturian
Alternative forms
- buenu
Adjective
bonu m sg (feminine singular bona, neuter singular bono, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bones)
- good (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions)
Related terms
Corsican
Etymology
From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwe-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew-. Cognates include Italian buono and French bon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔnu/
- Hyphenation: bo‧nu
Derived terms
References
- “bonu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbonu/
Adjective
bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bonas)
bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bonas)
Related terms
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.nʊ/
- Hyphenation: bò‧nu
Related terms
Sranan Tongo
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *poñu with irregular b-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bonu/
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
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