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Etymology
From Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with French bonnet, Spanish bonete, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
bonet m (plural bonets)
- (historical) a square four-corned cap worn by clerics and academics, ancestor of the modern biretta and mortarboard
- the fruit of the spindle tree, which resembles a square four-corned cap in shape
Derived terms
Further reading
Danish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
IPA(key):
Verb
bonet
- past participle of bone
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
IPA(key):
Verb
bonet
- past participle of bone
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Piedmontese bonet (“bonnet, cap”, after its shape), from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈnɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Hyphenation: bo‧nèt
Noun
bonet m (invariable)
- a traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti
- Hypernym: budino
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bonet (plural bonetes)
- cap, bonnet.
Descendants
References
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Cognate with English bonnet, Norman bannète and Portuguese boné.
Pronunciation
Noun
bonet m (plural bonet)
- A bonnet or cap.
- (by extension) A sort of rounded cake mold.
- A traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle French bonet, possibly via Middle English bonet.
Noun
bonet m or f (plural boneti or bonetau)
- bonnet (headwear)
- bonnet, hood (engine cover)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bonet”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies