bonus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Because Latin has gender, this would mean "a good man (male)". Properly formed, the word should be bonum (neuter gender; the plural would be bona), meaning "a good thing". This would be parallel to the many other neuter gender words adopted into English, like maximum, minimum, premium, optimum. See also bona fide.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈbəʊ.nəs/, SAMPA: /"b@U.n@s/
- Rhymes: -əʊnəs
- (US) IPA: /ˈboʊ.nəs/, SAMPA: /"boU.n@s/
- Rhymes: -oʊnəs
[edit] Noun
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Plural |
bonus (plural bonuses)
- Something extra that is good
- An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee
- The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.
[edit] Translations
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[edit] Verb
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to bonus (third-person singular simple present bonuses, present participle bonusing, simple past and past participle bonused)
- (transitive) To pay a bonus, premium
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
bonus m. (plural bonussen or boni, diminutive bonusje, diminutive plural bonusjes)
- A bonus, an extra or premium
- (by extension) Any one-off gain
- Good marks in a rating scale, notably to calculate an insurance premium dependent on the number of accidents
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
bonus (stem bonu-*)
[edit] Synonyms
- (something extra): ekstra, lisäetu, plussa
- (employee bonus): kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
bonus m. inv.
- A bonus (all senses)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From the old form duonus. Confer the change from duellum to bellum ("war"), duis to bis ("twice") and the root dvi-. Which explains δείδω, δέος ("good"). The comparative melior ("better"), compare Ancient Greek μάλα, μᾶλλον. Superlative optimus, optumus ("best") from the root opof, ops, opes. Confer copia and apiscor.
[edit] Adjective
bonus m. (feminine bona, neuter bonum); first/second declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | bonus | bona | bonum | bonī | bonae | bona | |
| genitive | bonī | bonae | bonī | bonōrum | bonārum | bonōrum | |
| dative | bonō | bonae | bonō | bonīs | bonīs | bonīs | |
| accusative | bonum | bonam | bonum | bonōs | bonās | bona | |
| ablative | bonō | bonā | bonō | bonīs | bonīs | bonīs | |
| vocative | bone | bona | bonum | bonī | bonae | bona | |
This adjective has irregular comparative and superlative degrees.
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[edit] Related terms
[edit] Noun
bonus (genitive bonī); m, second declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bonus | bonī |
| genitive | bonī | bonōrum |
| dative | bonō | bonīs |
| accusative | bonum | bonōs |
| ablative | bonō | bonīs |
| vocative | bone | bonī |