bon

See also Appendix:Variations of "bon"

Catalan

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.

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Danish

Etymology

From French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔnɡ/, [b̥ʌŋ]

Noun

bon c (singular definite bonen, plural indefinite boner)

1. receipt

Inflection

    Inflection of bon

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	bon	bonen	boner	bonerne
genitive	bons	bonens	boners	bonernes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔn
• IPA: /bɔn/

Noun

bon m (plural bonnen or bons, diminutive bonnetje)

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

Derived terms

• op de bon

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French

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /bO_~/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: bond, bonds, bons

Adjective

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

1. good
2. right, correct

Antonyms

• mauvais, mal

Derived terms

• bon enfant

Related terms

• bien

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bon (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈboːn/

Noun

bon (plural bonok)

1. voucher

Declension

declension of bon singular plural nominative bon bonok accusative bont bonokat dative bonnak bonoknak instrumental bonnal bonokkal causal-final bonért bonokért translative bonná bonokká terminative bonig bonokig essive-formal bonként bonokként essive-modal - - inessive bonban bonokban superessive bonon bonokon adessive bonnál bonoknál illative bonba bonokba sublative bonra bonokra allative bonhoz bonokhoz elative bonból bonokból delative bonról bonokról ablative bontól bonoktól

possessives of bon possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. bonom bonaim 2nd person sing. bonod bonaid 3rd person sing. bona bonai 1st person plural bonunk bonaink 2nd person plural bonotok bonaitok 3rd person plural bonuk bonaik

Usage notes

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

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Interlingua

Adjective

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

1. good

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Japanese

Romanization

bon

1. See ぼん

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Lojban

Rafsi

bon

1. rafsi of boxna.

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Old French

Etymology

Latin bonus

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -õn

Adjective

bon

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

See also

• bien

Declension

  Declension of bon  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	bons	bone	bon
	Oblique	bon	bone	bon
Plural	Subject	bon	bones	bon
	Oblique	bons	bones	bon

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Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin bonus

Adjective

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

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

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Slovene

Etymology

From German Bon.

Noun

bon m inan.

1. voucher

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /buːn/

Noun

bon

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

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English bone.

Noun

bon

1. bone

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• bòn, bón

Etymology

Compare Italian buono

Adjective

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

1. good

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Walloon

Etymology

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

Adjective

bon

1. good

Antonyms

• måva, mwais