bónus

See also: bonus, Bonus, and bônus

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonus, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpouːnʏs/
• Rhymes: -ouːnʏs

Noun

bónus m (genitive singular bónuss, nominative plural bónusar)

1. a bonus, something extra that is good
2. a bonus, an extra amount of money given to an employee

Declension

declension of bónus

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bónus	bónusinn	bónusar	bónusarnir
accusative	bónus	bónusinn	bónusa	bónusana
dative	bónusi / bónus	bónusnum	bónusum	bónusunum
genitive	bónuss	bónussins	bónusa	bónusanna

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bônus (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonus or Latin bonus, from Old Latin duonus, from Proto-Indo-European *dou- (“to worship”). Compare bom (“good”), a doublet inherited from the same Latin word.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.nuʃ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔnuʃ
• Hyphenation: bó‧nus

Noun

bónus m (invariable) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. bonus