buono
See also: Buono
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin bonus. Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbuono (feminine buona, masculine plural buoni, feminine plural buone, superlative buonissimo, diminutive (informal) bonìno or buonìno or (archaic) bonétto, augmentative (informal) bonóne)
- good, nice (in general)
- righteous, moral
- Le sue buone azioni non saranno mai dimenticate.
- His good deeds will never be forgotten.
- (of the weather) good, nice; favorable and sunny
- competent, talented, skillful
- that works well for its purpose
- (of animals or children) well behaved
- Ragazzi, buoni! ― Boys, composure!
- intrinsically good or appreciated
- suitable, valid (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- righteous, moral
- tasting good
- Synonym: gustoso
- Questa pizza è davvero buona. ― This pizza is very undoubtedly good.
- nice, kind, benevolent
- ingenuous, overly nice
- Synonym: debole
- Nella vita bisogna essere buoni, sì, ma fino a un certo punto.
- In life one must be nice, sure, but [only] up to a certain point.
- lenient, lax
- Synonym: clemente
- Near-synonym: indulgente
- Anzi, mi dovreste ringraziare perché non avrei dovuto essere così buono!
- The exact opposite, you guys should be thanking me because I shouldn't have been this lenient!
- ingenuous, overly nice
Usage notes
edit- The apocopic form buon and (optionally) the contracted form buon' are used before masculine and feminine singular nouns, respectively, in the same manner as the indefinite article (i.e. buon giorno, buon amico but buono zio, buona sera but buon'amica, etc.).
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- buono
- migliore
- ottimo
- buonissimo
Noun
editbuono m (plural buoni)
- good guy, hero
- Antonym: cattivo
- I buoni e i cattivi ― The good guys and the bad guys
- coupon, voucher
- bill, bond (financial)
References
edit- ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 710: “buono; buona; buoni” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Mirandese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbuono (feminine buona, masculine plural buonos, feminine plural buonas)
Derived terms
edit- buona -jeira
- buona-bida
- buona-gana (“goodwill”)
- buonas fiestas
- buonas nuites
- buonas tardes
- Buonos Aires (“Buenos Aires”)
- buonos dies
- de buonas a buonas
References
edit- Moisés, Pires (2004) “buono”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 145.
- Ferreira, Amadeu, Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022) “buono”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].
Neapolitan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbuono (feminine singular bona, masculine plural buone, feminine plural bone)
References
edit- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 710: “buono; buona; buoni” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 80
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “buono”, in Schedario Napoletano
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