buono
See also: Buono
Italian
Alternative forms
- bono (Tuscan)[1]
Etymology
From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbwɔ.no/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔno
- Hyphenation: buò‧no
Adjective
buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buoni, feminine plural buone, superlative buonissimo, diminutive (informal) bonìno or buonìno or (archaic) bonétto, augmentative (informal) bonóne)
- good
- Antonym: cattivo
- fair
- Synonym: giusto
Usage notes
- 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
- alla buona
- buonamente
- buonanotte
- buonasera
- buon compleanno
- buongiorno
- buonismo
- buonista
- buonsenso, buon senso
- buonumore, buon umore
- di buon'ora
Related terms
- bene
- bontà
See also
- buono
- migliore
- ottimo
- buonissimo
Noun
buono m (plural buoni)
- coupon, voucher
- bill, bond (financial)
References
- 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
Etymology
From Latin bonus.
Adjective
buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buonos, feminine plural buonas)
- good