bonus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Latin 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Adjective 5.2.1 Inflection 5.2.2 Antonyms 5.2.3 Related terms 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Inflection 5.4 Descendants

[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 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

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

[edit] Verb

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

1. (transitive) To pay a bonus, premium

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bnosu
• bosun

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Latin bonus (“‘good’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

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

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

[edit] Derived terms

• bonusaandeel n.
• bonus-malus

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

bonus (stem bonu-^*)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (something extra): ekstra, lisäetu, plussa
• (employee bonus): kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

bonus m. inv.

1. A bonus (all senses)

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[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

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

[edit] Inflection

• First and second declensions (1&2).

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.

• comparative: melior (better), superlative: optimus (best)

[edit] Antonyms

• malus

[edit] Related terms

• bene, well
• melior, better
• optimus, best

[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

French: bon Italian: buono Portuguese: bom

Romanian: bun Sardinian: bonu Sicilian: bonu Spanish: bueno