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Abinomn

Noun

bon

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon (feminine bone, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones, comparative moillous, superlative moillous)

1. good

Antonyms

• mau
• mauvois

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?b?n/

Adjective

bon

1. good; alternative form of bo

Usage notes

The form bon is used as the masculine singular form when the adjective precedes the noun, and bo is used in all other cases.

Related terms

• bé, ben
• bondat

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German von, from Old High German fon (“from”). Cognate with German von.

Preposition

bon

1. (Sette Comuni, + dative) from, of

Alternative forms

• vo (Luserna)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction

bon

1. bon + in, from the, of the

References

• “bon” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Danish

Etymology 1

From French bon (“voucher, ticket”), from the adjective bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). Compare also German Bon (“receipt, voucher”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b???]

Noun

bon c (singular definite bonen, plural indefinite boner)

1. receipt

Declension

Further reading

• “bon” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bon” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?b?o?n]

Verb

bon

1. imperative of bone

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?b????]

Verb

bon

1. imperative of bone

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?n/
• Hyphenation: bon
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

bon m (plural bonnen or bons, diminutive bonnetje n)

1. receipt
2. (Netherlands) ticket, fine (e.g. for speeding)
3. voucher

Derived terms

• op de bon

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: bon

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??/

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bonna, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meillor, superlative lo meillor)

1. good

   Comment el est bon de vos veir !

2. right, correct

   Totes voutres réponses sont bonnes !

3. (slang, slightly vulgar, of a woman) sexy

   Cela fenna est vrai bonna !

Antonyms

• mauvais, mal

Related terms

• ben
• bontá

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??/, (before a vowel) /b?n?/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophones: bond, bonds, bons

Adjective

bon (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meilleur, superlative le meilleur)

1. good
2. right, correct
3. (slang, slightly derogatory, of a woman) sexy, hot, smoking hot

Usage notes

Only three French adjectives have an irregular comparative: bon, mauvais (pire) and petit (moindre).

Antonyms

• mauvais, mal

Derived terms

Related terms

• bien
• bonté

Noun

bon m (plural bons)

1. voucher, ticket, coupon

   Synonyms: coupon, billet

Derived terms

• bon de livraison
• échange de bons procédés

Descendants

• ? German: Bon

Interjection

bon

1. well; OK

Derived terms

• ah bon

Further reading

• “bon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Noun

bon

1. good

Adjective

bon m (feminine buine)

1. good

Antonyms

• trist, cjatîf, brut, frait

Related terms

• ben
• bontât

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese bom. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bon.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bon (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bo?n]
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

bon (plural bonok)

1. voucher

Usage notes

It is usually pronounced with a long o but the correct spelling is bon and not bón.

Declension

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?n/
• Hyphenation: bon

Etymology 1

From Dutch bon (“receipt”), from French bon. Cognate of Danish bon (“receipt”).

Noun

bon (first-person possessive bonku, second-person possessive bonmu, third-person possessive bonnya)

1. receipt.

   Synonyms: faktur, invois, kuitansi, resi

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch bond (“bond”), from Middle Dutch bund, from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”). Cognate of English bond.

Noun

bon (first-person possessive bonku, second-person possessive bonmu, third-person possessive bonnya)

1. union, association, guild.

   Synonym: perserikatan

Further reading

• “bon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Adjective

bon (comparative melior, superlative le melior or le optime)

1. good

Japanese

Romanization

bon

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese bom.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)

1. able
2. good
3. probable

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ban, bone, bane, boon

Etymology

From Old English b?n, in turn from Proto-Germanic *bain?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??n/
• (Northern ME, Early ME) IPA^(key): /ba?n/

Noun

bon (plural bones)

1. bone

Derived terms

• bakbon
• schulder bone
• bonwort

Descendants

• English: bone
• Geordie English: byen
• Scots: bane, bean, bain
• Yola: bane

References

• “b?n, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bõ (some manuscripts)

Etymology

From Old French bon.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes) (comparative meilleur, superlative meilleur)

1. good (virtuous, having positive qualities)

Descendants

• French: bon

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?n/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *b?n?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to shine”).

Noun

b?n f (nominative plural b?na)

1. ornament

Related terms

• b?nian
• ?eb?ned

Etymology 2

Shortening of b?gan.

Verb

b?n

1. Alternative form of b?gan

Old French

Alternative forms

• boen, boun, buen, bun

Etymology

From Latin bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bun/
• Rhymes: -un

Adjective

bon m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bone, comparative meillor, superlative meillor)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Declension

Related terms

• bien
• bonté / bunté

Descendants

• Middle French: bon
  • French: bon
• Picard: boin
• Walloon: bon
• ? Middle English: boon, bone
  • English: boon
  • Scots: boon

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• bo

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonas)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Descendants

• Catalan: bo, bon
• Occitan: bon

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese bom and Kabuverdianu bon.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Polish

Etymology

From French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?n/

Noun

bon m inan

1. voucher, coupon

   Synonym: talon

Declension

Further reading

• bon in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• bon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French bon.

Noun

bon n (plural bonuri)

1. voucher, ticket, coupon

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From German Bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bó?n/

Noun

b??n m inan

1. voucher

Inflection

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boom.

Noun

bon

1. tree

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu?n/

Noun

bon

1. definite singular of bo
2. indefinite plural of bo

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English bone.

Noun

bon

1. bone

Venetian

Alternative forms

• bòn, bón

Etymology

From Latin bonus. Compare Italian buono.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural boni, feminine plural bone) (Alternative masculine plural: buni)

1. good

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [???n??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [??????]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [??????]

Verb

bon • (????)

1. to roll (on wheels)

Volapük

Noun

bon (nominative plural bons)

1. bean

Declension

Derived terms

• bonik

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Antonyms

• måva, mwais

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: b?n, IPA^(key): /?bo?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??n/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /b??n/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /b??n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Etymology 1

From Middle English bon, from Old English b?n (“bone, tusk; the bone of a limb”), from Proto-Germanic *bain? (“bone”), from *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyh?- (“to hit, strike, beat”).

Cognate with Scots bane, been, bean, bein, bain (“bone”), North Frisian bien (“bone”), West Frisian bien (“bone”), Dutch been (“bone; leg”), German Low German Been, Bein (“bone”), German Bein (“leg”), German Gebein (“bones”), Swedish ben (“bone; leg”), Norwegian and Icelandic bein (“bone”), Breton benañ (“to cut, hew”), Latin perfin?s (“break through, break into pieces, shatter”), Avestan ????????????????????????? (byente, “they fight, hit”). Related also to Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”) (whence Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”)), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See bain, bein.

Alternative forms

• bane, byen (dialectal)

Noun

bone (countable and uncountable, plural bones)

1. (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
2. (countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.
3. A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
4. A bonefish
   • 2019: "Tres Bocas" by Scott Sadil, California Fly Fisher

     The reason I rarely fish for Mag Bay bones with a 5-weight or 6-weight is the number of fish that can turn light stuff inside out.

5. One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
6. One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.
7. Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
8. (figuratively) The framework of anything.
9. An off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

10. (US, informal) A dollar.
11. (American football, informal) The wishbone formation.
12. (slang) An erect penis; a boner.
13. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A domino or dice.

Synonyms

• os (rare)
• (rigid parts of a corset): rib, stay

Translations

See bone/translations § Noun.

Adjective

bone (not comparable)

1. Of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

Verb

bone (third-person singular simple present bones, present participle boning, simple past and past participle boned)

1. To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
2. To fertilize with bone.
3. To put whalebone into.

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4. (civil engineering) To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.

5. (vulgar, slang, usually of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.
6. (Australia, dated, in Aboriginal culture) To perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.
7. (usually with "up") To study.
8. To polish boots to a shiny finish.

Synonyms

• (remove the bone from): debone, unbone
• (vulgar, have sexual intercourse with): bury the bone, bonk (British), fuck, screw, shag (British); see also Thesaurus:copulate or Thesaurus:copulate with

Translations

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Bones

Further reading

• Wikipedia list of bones in the human skeleton

Etymology 2

Origin unknown; probably related in some way to Etymology 1, above.

Verb

bone (third-person singular simple present bones, present participle boning, simple past and past participle boned)

1. (transitive, slang) To apprehend, steal.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French bornoyer to look at with one eye, to sight, from borgne one-eyed.

Verb

bone (third-person singular simple present bones, present participle boning, simple past and past participle boned)

1. (carpentry, masonry, surveying) To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.

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Etymology 4

Clipping of trombone

Noun

bone (plural bones)

1. (slang) Clipping of trombone.

Anagrams

• Beno, Boen, ebon

Afrikaans

Noun

bone

1. plural of boon

Danish

Etymology 1

From Low German and Middle Low German b?nen, from Old Saxon *b?nian, from Proto-West Germanic *b?nijan (“to polish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?o?n?]

Verb

bone (imperative bon, infinitive at bone, present tense boner, past tense bonede, perfect tense har bonet)

1. to polish

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun bon (“receipt”), from French bon (“voucher, ticket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b????]

Verb

bone (imperative bon, infinitive at bone, present tense boner, past tense bonede, perfect tense har bonet)

1. to enter (in the cash register)
2. to charge

Esperanto

Etymology

From bona (“good”) +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bo.ne/
• Hyphenation: bon?e
• Rhymes: -one

Adverb

bone

1. well, OK

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bone/

Etymology

Borrowed from Sukuma ??ne (“four (class XIV)”).

Alternative forms

• bune

Adjective

bone m (masc. plural bunibii, fem. boneko, fem. plural bonebee)

1. four

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto bone (“well”), bona (“good”) +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bone/

Adverb

bone

1. well
   • 2008, Margrit Kennedy, Pekunio sen interesti ed inflaciono, tr. by Alfred Neussner of Interest and Inflation Free Money, page 50:

     To pruvas maxim bone nia bonstando, se ica sumo distributesus nur proxime pro-porcionale.

     This would have served well as a proof of our prosperity if it were evenly distributed. (Original English, page 29)

Related terms

• bona

Italian

Adjective

bone

1. feminine plural of bono

Latin

Adjective

bone

1. vocative masculine singular of bonus

References

• bone in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bone in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• bone in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Lindu

Noun

bone

1. sand

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *b?na, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu.

Noun

bône f

1. bean

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: boon
  • Afrikaans: boon
    • ? Xhosa: imbotyi (from the diminutive)
  • ? Indonesian: buncis (from the diminutive plural)
  • ? Javanese: buncis (from the diminutive plural)
  • ? Papiamentu: bonchi (from the diminutive)
  • ? Sranan Tongo: bonki (from the diminutive)
• Limburgish: boean

Further reading

• “bone”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bone”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English b?n.

Noun

bone (plural bones)

1. Alternative form of bon

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bón.

Noun

bone

1. Alternative form of boon

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old Northern French boon, from Old French bon (“good”).

Adjective

bone

1. Alternative form of boon

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?pone/

Verb

bone

1. inflection of botnit:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. imperative connegative

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bu.n?/

Adjective

bone

1. nominative feminine singular of bon
2. oblique feminine singular of bon

Venetian

Adjective

bone

1. feminine plural of bon