bona
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sabir bona (“good”), from Italian buono (“good”),[en 1] from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Doublet of bonus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bona (comparative more bona, superlative most bona)
- (Polari) Good.
- 1966, Kenneth Horne, Bona Tattoos (Round the Horne), season 2, spoken by Julian and Sandy (Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams):
- SANDY: Oh, get him! The vanity of the man. Well, p'raps not Nelson then. How about reproductions of great masterpieces?
JULIAN: A bona idea. Now, let me see...
- 1997, Ian Lucas, “The Color of His Eyes: Polari and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence”, in Anna Livia, Kira Hall, editors, Queerly Phrased: Language, Gender, and Sexuality, page 90:
- Bona to vada you.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:good
Antonyms edit
- cod (Polari)
- See Thesaurus:bad
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
bona (comparative more bona, superlative most bona)
- (Polari) Well.
- 1967, Kenneth Horne, Bona Guest House (Round the Horne), season 3, spoken by Julian (Hugh Paddick):
- Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona.
See also edit
References edit
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Adjective edit
bona
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bona f
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Common Romance, ultimately from Latin bonus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bona (accusative singular bonan, plural bonaj, accusative plural bonajn)
Fanagalo edit
Etymology edit
From Zulu -bona, from Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
bona
- to see
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Esperanto bona, French bon, Italian buono, Spanish bueno, ultimately from Latin bonus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bona
Related terms edit
- bonajo
- bondezirar
- bondeziro
- bone (“well”)
- bonega (“exquisite”)
- boneso (“goodness”)
- bonfacar
- bonfacemeso
- bonfaceso
- bonhumora
- bonigar (“to improve, ameliorate”)
- bonkonduta
- bonkordia
- bono (“good person”)
- bonodorar
- bonvenanta
- bonvenar
- bonvenez
- bonvenigar (“to welcome”)
- bonveninta
- bonveno (“welcome”, noun)
- bonvivanto
- bonvivar
- bonvolado
- bonvolanta
- bonvolar
- bonvole
- bonvolo (“goodwill, benevolence”)
- bonvoloza
Italian edit
Adjective edit
bona f
Anagrams edit
Ladin edit
Adjective edit
bona f
Lala (South Africa) edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bóna
- to see
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- bona: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.na/, [ˈbɔnä]
- bona: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.na/, [ˈbɔːnä]
- bonā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.naː/, [ˈbɔnäː]
- bonā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.na/, [ˈbɔːnä]
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
bona
- inflection of bonus (“good”):
Adjective edit
bonā
Etymology 2 edit
Feminine of the noun bonus (“a good man”).
Noun edit
bona f (genitive bonae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bona | bonae |
Genitive | bonae | bonārum |
Dative | bonae | bonīs |
Accusative | bonam | bonās |
Ablative | bonā | bonīs |
Vocative | bona | bonae |
Etymology 3 edit
Inflection of the noun bonum.
Noun edit
bona
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bonum (“a good thing”)
References edit
- “bona”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- bona in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- bona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to meet with good weather: tempestatem idoneam, bonam nancisci
- (ambiguous) to enjoy good health: bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
- (ambiguous) to reward amply; to give manifold recompense for: bonam (praeclaram) gratiam referre
- (ambiguous) to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of: bona, mala existimatio est de aliquo
- (ambiguous) to be gifted, talented (not praeditum esse by itself): bona indole (always in sing.) praeditum esse
- (ambiguous) he is a young man of great promise: adulescens alios bene de se sperare iubet, bonam spem ostendit or alii de adulescente bene sperare possunt
- (ambiguous) to take a thing in good (bad) part: in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquid
- (ambiguous) natural advantages: naturae bona
- (ambiguous) to recover one's reason, be reasonable again: ad bonam frugem se recipere
- (ambiguous) to bless (curse) a person: precari alicui bene (male) or omnia bona (mala), salutem
- (ambiguous) to possess means, to be well off: rem or opes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esse
- (ambiguous) to squander all one's property: lacerare bona sua (Verr. 3. 70. 164)
- (ambiguous) to confiscate a person's property: bona alicuius publicare (B. G. 5. 54)
- (ambiguous) to restore to a person his confiscated property: bona alicui restituere
- (ambiguous) allow me to say: bona (cum) venia tua dixerim
- (ambiguous) to meet with good weather: tempestatem idoneam, bonam nancisci
- “bona”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “bona”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Neapolitan edit
Adjective edit
bona f sg
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
- it; class 14 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bóna
- to see
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Northern Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
bona
- to see
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German bonen.
Alternative forms edit
- bone (e-infinitive)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bona (present tense bonar, past tense bona, past participle bona, passive infinitive bonast, present participle bonande, imperative bona/bon)
Derived terms edit
- boning f
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bona n
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bona m
References edit
- “bona” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō, whence also Old Saxon bōna, Old English bēan, Old Norse baun.
Noun edit
bōna f
Descendants edit
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bona
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bona | bona pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbona |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Occitan edit
Adjective edit
bona f
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *baunu, see also Old English bēan, Old Frisian bāne, Old High German bōna, Old Norse baun.
Noun edit
bōna f
Descendants edit
Oromo edit
Noun edit
bona
Phuthi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
- it; class 14 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bóna
- to see
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bóna (infinitive kubóna, perfective -bônye)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Interjection edit
bóna (Cyrillic spelling бо́на)
- (Bosnia, informal) a way of addressing a familiar female
- Alo, bona. Šta radiš? ― Hey. What are you doing?
See also edit
References edit
- “bona” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
bona
- to see
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bôna
- to see
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
- it; class 14 absolute pronoun.
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
bona f
Swazi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronoun edit
boná
- it; class 14 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bóna
- to see
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bona
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
bona (present bonar, preterite bonade, supine bonat, imperative bona)
- to wax or polish a floor
- en hvirflande vals på slottssalens bonade och försåtligt hala parkettgolf.
- a whirling walz on the waxed and treacherously slippery parquet floor of the castle hall
- (rare or archaic) to equip, to decorate, to dress, to wrap (see also ombona)
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bona | bonas | ||
Supine | bonat | bonats | ||
Imperative | bona | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bonen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bonar | bonade | bonas | bonades |
Ind. plural1 | bona | bonade | bonas | bonades |
Subjunctive2 | bone | bonade | bones | bonades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bonande | |||
Past participle | bonad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also edit
References edit
- bona in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bona in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bona in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
Tswana edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
bona
- to see
Venetian edit
Adjective edit
bona f
Xhosa edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
boná
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
boná
- it; class 14 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bôna
- to see
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
boná
Inflection edit
Stem -bo, poss. stem -bó | ||
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Full form | boná | |
Locative | kúbo | |
Full form | boná | |
Locative | kúbo | |
Copulative | yíbo | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wâbo | ówâbo |
Class 2 | bâbo | ábâbo |
Class 3 | wâbo | ówâbo |
Class 4 | yâbo | éyâbo |
Class 5 | lâbo | élâbo |
Class 6 | âbo | áwâbo |
Class 7 | sâbo | ésâbo |
Class 8 | zâbo | ézâbo |
Class 9 | yâbo | éyâbo |
Class 10 | zâbo | ézâbo |
Class 11 | lwâbo | ólwâbo |
Class 14 | bâbo | óbâbo |
Class 15 | kwâbo | ókwâbo |
Class 17 | kwâbo | ókwâbo |
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni *boná.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
boná
- it; class 14 absolute pronoun.
Inflection edit
Stem -bo, poss. stem -bó | ||
---|---|---|
Full form | boná | |
Locative | kúbo | |
Full form | boná | |
Locative | kúbo | |
Copulative | yíbo | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wâbo | ówâbo |
Class 2 | bâbo | ábâbo |
Class 3 | wâbo | ówâbo |
Class 4 | yâbo | éyâbo |
Class 5 | lâbo | élâbo |
Class 6 | âbo | áwâbo |
Class 7 | sâbo | ésâbo |
Class 8 | zâbo | ézâbo |
Class 9 | yâbo | éyâbo |
Class 10 | zâbo | ézâbo |
Class 11 | lwâbo | ólwâbo |
Class 14 | bâbo | óbâbo |
Class 15 | kwâbo | ókwâbo |
Class 17 | kwâbo | ókwâbo |
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-bóna.
Verb edit
-bôna
- (transitive) to see
- (transitive) to understand, to comprehend
- (transitive) to recognise
- (transitive) to seek out, to visit