buono

Italian

Alternative forms

• bono (Tuscan)

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/

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• 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)

1. good

   Antonym: cattivo

2. 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

Related terms

• bene
• bontà

See also

• buono
• migliore
• ottimo
• buonissimo

Noun

buono m (plural buoni)

1. coupon, voucher
2. bill, bond (financial)

References

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbwo.nu/

Adjective

buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buonos, feminine plural buonas)

1. good

Derived terms

References

“buono” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bonus.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): , (in sandhi)

  (feminine) IPA^(key): , (in sandhi)

• (Castelmezzano) IPA^(key):

  (feminine) IPA^(key):

Adjective

buono (feminine singular bona, masculine plural buone, feminine plural bone)

1. good

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – 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