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bont

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch bont.

Adjective

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bont (attributive bont, comparative bonter, superlative bontste)

  1. motley, pied, especially in black-and-white

Inflection

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Inflection of bont
  predicative attributive independent partitive
singular plural
positive bont bonte bontes bonts
comparative bonter bontere bonteres bonters
superlative bontste bontstes —

Breton

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bont m (plural bontoù)

  1. plug

Inflection

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Mutation of bont
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular bont vont unchanged pont
plural bontoù vontoù unchanged pontoù

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bont, probably from Latin punctus (“striped”) (thus a doublet of punt); compare German bunt.[1] The noun is derived from the adjective: originally the noun referred to furs of variegated color.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bont n (uncountable, diminutive bontje n)

  1. fur

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Sranan Tongo: bont

Adjective

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bont (comparative bonter, superlative bontst)

  1. motley, variegated, multi-colored
  2. (by extension) mixed, varied, heterogeneous

Declension

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Declension of bont
uninflected bont
inflected bonte
comparative bonter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bont bonter het bontst
het bontste
indefinite m./f. sing. bonte bontere bontste
n. sing. bont bonter bontste
plural bonte bontere bontste
definite bonte bontere bontste
partitive bonts bonters —

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ “bontebok”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Hungarian

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Etymology 1

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From an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin + -t (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bont

  1. (transitive) to demolish, pull down
  2. (transitive) to take apart, disassemble, dismantle, fractionate
  3. (transitive) to undo, untie, open
  4. (transitive) to sever, disconnect, split, cut off
  5. (transitive) to break down (in statistics)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of bont
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. bontok bontasz bont bontunk bontotok bontanak
def. bontom bontod bontja bontjuk bontjátok bontják
2nd obj bontalak
past indef. bontottam bontottál bontott bontottunk bontottatok bontottak
def. bontottam bontottad bontotta bontottuk bontottátok bontották
2nd obj bontottalak
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. bontani fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. bonték bontál bonta bontánk bontátok bontának
def. bontám bontád bontá bontánk bontátok bonták
2nd obj bontálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bont vala, bontott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. bontandok bontandasz bontand bontandunk bontandotok bontandanak
def. bontandom bontandod bontandja bontandjuk bontandjátok bontandják
2nd obj bontandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. bontanék bontanál bontana bontanánk bontanátok bontanának
def. bontanám bontanád bontaná bontanánk
(or bontanók) 		bontanátok bontanák
2nd obj bontanálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bontott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. bontsak bonts or
bontsál 		bontson bontsunk bontsatok bontsanak
def. bontsam bontsd or
bontsad 		bontsa bontsuk bontsátok bontsák
2nd obj bontsalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bontott légyen
infinitive bontani bontanom bontanod bontania bontanunk bontanotok bontaniuk
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
bontás bontó bontott bontandó bontva (bontván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of bont
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. bonthatok bonthatsz bonthat bonthatunk bonthattok bonthatnak
def. bonthatom bonthatod bonthatja bonthatjuk bonthatjátok bonthatják
2nd obj bonthatlak
past indef. bonthattam bonthattál bonthatott bonthattunk bonthattatok bonthattak
def. bonthattam bonthattad bonthatta bonthattuk bonthattátok bonthatták
2nd obj bonthattalak
archaic
preterite 		indef. bonthaték bonthatál bonthata bonthatánk bonthatátok bonthatának
def. bonthatám bonthatád bonthatá bonthatánk bonthatátok bonthaták
2nd obj bonthatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bonthat vala, bonthatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. bonthatandok
or bontandhatok 		bonthatandasz
or bontandhatsz 		bonthatand
or bontandhat 		bonthatandunk
or bontandhatunk 		bonthatandotok
or bontandhattok 		bonthatandanak
or bontandhatnak
def. bonthatandom
or bontandhatom 		bonthatandod
or bontandhatod 		bonthatandja
or bontandhatja 		bonthatandjuk
or bontandhatjuk 		bonthatandjátok
or bontandhatjátok 		bonthatandják
or bontandhatják
2nd obj bonthatandalak
or bontandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. bonthatnék bonthatnál bonthatna bonthatnánk bonthatnátok bonthatnának
def. bonthatnám bonthatnád bonthatná bonthatnánk
(or bonthatnók) 		bonthatnátok bonthatnák
2nd obj bonthatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bonthatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. bonthassak bonthass or
bonthassál 		bonthasson bonthassunk bonthassatok bonthassanak
def. bonthassam bonthasd or
bonthassad 		bonthassa bonthassuk bonthassátok bonthassák
2nd obj bonthassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bonthatott légyen
infinitive (bonthatni) (bonthatnom) (bonthatnod) (bonthatnia) (bonthatnunk) (bonthatnotok) (bonthatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
bontható bonthatatlan (bonthatva / bonthatván)
Derived terms
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Compound words

(With verbal prefixes):

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Etymology 2

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bon (“voucher”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bont

  1. accusative singular of bon

References

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  1. ^ bont in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • bont in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • bont in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Maltese

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Root
b-n-t
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bont m (plural bnut)

  1. stem

Derived terms

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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bonty

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnt
  • Syllabification: bont

Noun

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bont m inan

  1. (music) fret (one of the pieces of metal, plastic, or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played)
    Synonym: próg
  2. (Przemyśl, construction) Synonym of belka

Declension

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Declension of bont
singular plural
nominative bont bonty
genitive bontu bontów
dative bontowi bontom
accusative bont bonty
instrumental bontem bontami
locative boncie bontach
vocative boncie bonty

Further reading

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  • bont in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • bont in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Aleksander Saloni (1908) “bont”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 332

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bont m or n (feminine singular boantă, masculine plural bonți, feminine and neuter plural boante)

  1. dull, blunt
    Synonym: tocit
    Antonym: ascuțit

Declension

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Declension of bont
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite bont boantă bonți boante
definite bontul boanta bonții boantele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite bont boante bonți boante
definite bontului boantei bonților boantelor

References

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  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 196

Welsh

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Noun

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bont

  1. Soft mutation of pont.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of pont
radical soft nasal aspirate
pont bont mhont phont

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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