different between bonnet vs sonnet

English

Alternative forms

• (Scottish brimless hat): bunnet

Etymology

From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundij? (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?end?- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with Old High German gibunt (“band, ribbon”), Middle Dutch bont (“bundle, truss”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (gabundi, “bond”). More at over, bundle.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?n.?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?n.?t/
• Rhymes: -?n?t

Noun

bonnet (plural bonnets)

1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
2. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
3. (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
4. (Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
5. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
6. (obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
7. The second stomach of a ruminant.
8. Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
   1. A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
   2. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
   3. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
   4. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
   5. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
   6. (mycology) A mushroom of the genus Mycena.

Synonyms

• (Scottish brimless hat): tam o'shanter
• (cover over the engine of a motor car): hood (US, Canada)

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Scottish Gaelic: bonaid

Translations

Verb

bonnet (third-person singular simple present bonnets, present participle bonneting, simple past and past participle bonneted)

1. (transitive) To put a bonnet on.
2. (obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
3. (dated, transitive) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the head of.

   Synonym: block

See also

• boot

Anagrams

• Benton, bent on

French

Etymology

From Middle French bonet, from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundij? (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?end?- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognates: see above, English bonnet. More at over, bundle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?.n?/

Noun

bonnet m (plural bonnets)

1. beanie
2. hat, cap
3. bonnet (for baby)
4. a knitted hat, usually woollen
5. cup (of bra)

Derived terms

• blanc bonnet, bonnet blanc
• bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet
• bonnet d'âne
• bonnet de nuit
• bonnet phrygien
• bonnet rouge
• gros bonnet
• opiner du bonnet

Descendants

• ? Portuguese: boné
• ? Spanish: bonete

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n?t/
• Rhymes: -?n?t

Noun

sonnet (plural sonnets)

1. A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Translations

See also

• poem
• English sonnet
• Italian sonnet
• quatorzain

Verb

sonnet (third-person singular simple present sonnets, present participle sonneting, simple past and past participle sonneted)

1. (intransitive) To compose sonnets.
2. (transitive) To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.

Anagrams

• Neston, non est, nonets, senton, stonen, tennos, tenons, tenson, tonnes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??n?t/
• Hyphenation: son?net
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

sonnet n (plural sonnetten, diminutive sonnetje n)

1. sonnet

   Synonym: klinkdicht

Derived terms

• meestersonnet
• Shakespearesonnet
• sonnettenbakker
• sonnettencyclus
• sonnettenkrans

Anagrams

• snoten

References

• “sonnet” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

Etymology

From Middle French sonnet, borrowed from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.n?/

Noun

sonnet m (plural sonnets)

1. sonnet

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• entons, tenons, tonnes, tonnés

German

Pronunciation

Verb

sonnet

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of sonnen