bonu

Asturian

Alternative forms

buenu
buonu
güenu

Etymology

Adjective

bonu m sg (feminine singular bona, neuter singular bono, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bones)

good (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions)

Related terms

bondá

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwe-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew-. Cognates include Italian buono and French bon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔnu/
Hyphenation: bo‧nu

Adjective

bonu (feminine bona, masculine plural bone, feminine plural boni)

good

Derived terms

bonghjornu

Noun

bonu m (uncountable)

goodness, good

References

“bonu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbonu/

Adjective

bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bonas)

(Logudorese) good

bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bonas)

(Campidanese) good

Noun

bonu m (uncountable)

(Logudorese, Campidanese) goodness

Related terms

bene

Sassarese

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 beni, bè.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbonu/

Adjective

bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine and feminine plural boni)

good
1. acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral
  - 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XIX, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 16, page 75:
    E eccu unu, chi si l’avvizinesi, e li dizisi: Maltru bonu, chi aggiu a fà di bonu par uttinì la vidda eterna?
    [E eccu unu, chi si l’avvizinesi, e li dizisi: Masthru bonu, chi aggiu a fà di bonu par uttinì la vidda eterna?]
    [Allora si accostò a lui un tale, e gli disse: Maestro buono, che farò io di bene per ottenere la vita eterna?]
    And there was one, who came up to him, and said to him: "Good master, what good will I do to obtain eternal life?
2. competent, talented
  - 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter VII, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 18, page 23:
    Lu so’ paddronu li dizisi: Brabu, silvidori bonu e fideli, palchì sei iltaddu fideli in lu poggu, t’ aggiu a fà padroni di l’ assai
    [Lu so’ paddronu li dizisi: Brabu, sivvidori bonu e fideri, parchì sei isthaddu fideri i’ lu poggu, t’àggiu a fà padroni di l’assai]
    [Dissegli il padrone: bene sta, servo buono e fedele, perchè sei stato fedele nel poco, ti farò padrone del molto]
    His master said to him: "Well done, good and loyal servant; because you have been loyal in scarcity, I will make you master of abundance
3. valid, of worth
  - 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter VII, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 18, page 23:
    Un alburu bonu no pò fà frutti mali: nè un alburu malu fà frutti boni.
    [Un àiburu bonu no pò fà frutti mari: né un àiburu maru fà frutti boni.]
    A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor can a bad tree produce good fruits.
4. true, valid
  - 2009 May 9, Ignazio Sanna, “Fòra d’un lèpparu chi no vuria murì in bòtti [Fable of a hare who didn't want to die in his shoes]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:
    «Mih una cósa bòna c’ai dittu! Pa’ piazéri no ni fabiddà e cagliaddi muddu. No è chi ti pigli trópp’ampramanu?»
    "Well, you finally said something right! Please stop talking, and shut up. Maybe you're taking too many liberties?"
    (literally, “"Look, a good thing that you've said! For pleasure don't talk, and become silent dumb. Is it not that you take too much familiarity?”)
5. pleasant, enjoyable
  - 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:
    «Mah! Bòna drummidda, allóra!» fazi eddu e s’alluntana suipirèndi.
    "Oh well! Have a good sleep, then!" he says, and goes away sighing.
6. favourable
  - 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XXVI, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 24, page 109:
    guai però a chiss’ omu, da lu quali lu Figliolu dill’ omu sarà tradiddu: bonu par eddu, si chiss’ omu no fussi mai naddu.
    [guai però a chiss’omu, da lu quari lu Figlioru di l’omu sarà tradiddu: bonu par eddu, si chiss’omu no fussi mai naddu.]
    [ma guai a quell’uomo per cui il Figliuolo dell’ uomo sarà tradito: era bene per lui, che non fosse mai nato quell’uomo.]
    But woe unto that man by which the Son of man will be betrayed: be good for him if that man had never been born.
  - c. 19^th century, anonymous author, “”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎, volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 29, page 116:
    Bona notti la paddrona!
    Una nutizia bona
    Li femu sabbé ilta notti.
    [Bona notti la paddrona!
    Una nutìzia bona
    Li femu sabbé istha notti.]
    Goodnight to the mistress! Tonight, we're telling her some good news.
7. beneficial, worthwhile
  - a. 1950 [1314], Dante Alighieri, “Divina Cumedia: Cantu primu”, in Salvator Ruju, transl., L'Inferru dantesco in sassarese e logudorese‎ (overall work in Italian, Sassarese, and Logudorese), Soter Editrice, translation of Inferno, published 2015 November, page 5, lines 1–3:
    A la middai di chistha nosthra vida
    m'acciappesi in d'un buschu assai buggiosu,
    chì lu caminu bonu era già pessu.
    At the middle of this life of ours, I found myself in a very dark forest, because the good way was already lost.

Noun

bonu m (plural boni)

(uncountable) good (the forces of good)
- 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XIX, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 16, page 75:
  E eccu unu, chi si l’avvizinesi, e li dizisi: Maltru bonu, chi aggiu a fà di bonu par uttinì la vidda eterna?
  [E eccu unu, chi si l’avvizinesi, e li dizisi: Masthru bonu, chi àggiu a fà di bonu par uttinì la vidda eterna?]
  [Allora si accostò a lui un tale, e gli disse: Maestro buono, che farò io di bene per ottenere la vita eterna?]
  And there was one, who came up to him, and said to him: "Good master, what good will I do to obtain eternal life?
  (literally, “And there was one, who got close to him, and said to him: "Good master, what will I do of good to obtain eternal life?”)