buono

See also: Buono

Italian

Alternative forms

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/
  • (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)

  1. good
    Antonym: cattivo
  2. fair
    Synonym: giusto

Usage notes

Derived terms

See also

Noun

buono m (plural buoni)

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

References

  1. 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)

  1. good
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