bonus

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

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 mirror the many other neuter gender words adopted into English, like maximum, minimum, premium, optimum. See also bona fide.

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[edit] Noun

bonus (plural bonuses)

  1. Something extra that is good
  2. 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

something extra that is good
extra amount of money given as a premium
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[edit] Verb

bonus (third-person singular simple present bonuses, present participle bonusing, simple past and past participle bonused)

  1. (transitive) To pay a bonus, premium

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Latin bonus (“good”).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

bonus m. (plural bonussen or boni, diminutive bonusje)

  1. A bonus, an extra or premium
  2. (by extension) Any one-off gain
  3. Good marks in a rating scale, notably to calculate an insurance premium dependent on the number of accidents

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

bonus

  1. A bonus (something extra)
  2. A bonus (extra payment to an employee)

[edit] Declension

Declension of bonus (type vastaus)
singular plural
nominative bonus bonukset
genitive bonuksen bonusten
bonuksien
partitive bonusta bonuksia
accusative bonus
bonuksen		 bonukset
inessive bonuksessa bonuksissa
elative bonuksesta bonuksista
illative bonukseen bonuksiin
adessive bonuksella bonuksilla
ablative bonukselta bonuksilta
allative bonukselle bonuksille
essive bonuksena bonuksina
translative bonukseksi bonuksiksi
instructive – bonuksin
abessive bonuksetta bonuksitta
comitative – bonuksineen

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

bonus m. inv.

  1. 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.

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[edit] Adjective

bonus m. (feminine bona, neuter bonum); first/second declension

  1. good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant
  2. right
  3. useful
  4. valid
  5. healthy

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
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] Noun

bonus (genitive bonī); m, second declension

  1. A good, moral, honest or brave man
  2. A gentleman

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative bonus bonī
genitive bonī bonōrum
dative bonō bonīs
accusative bonum bonōs
ablative bonō bonīs
vocative bone bonī

[edit] Descendants

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