buono

See also: Buono

Italian

Etymology

Inherited 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): [ˈbwɔː.no], /ˈbwɔno/
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  • Hyphenation: buò‧no

Adjective

buono (feminine singular buona, masculine plural buoni, feminine plural buone)

  1. good
    Antonyms: capace, cattivo, esperto, onesto
  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

Noun

buono m (plural buoni)

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

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

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

  1. good
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