bonus

further etymology uncertain. Possibly cognate with beō (“to bless, gladden”).

Aus alat. duenos, später duonus, aus uital. *dwenos, weitere Etymologie unsicher. Möglicherweise verwandt mit beō „segnen, erfreuen“.

Possible roots include:

• Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to join, fit together”); compare Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to do, make”) and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai, “to be able”).
• Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-u, from *deh₃- (“to give”).
• Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”)
• Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (“to fear”), source of Ancient Greek δέος (déos), δεινός (deinós), δειλός (deilós).

Vergleiche den Wechsel von duellum zu bellum „Krieg“.

Pronunciation (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.nus/, [ˈbɔnʊs̠], (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.nus/, [ˈbɔːnus]

Adjektiv bonus (feminin bona, sächlich bonum, Komparativ melior, Superlativ optimus oder optumus, Adverb bene); Adjektiv erster/zweiter Deklination

1. gut, ehrlich, mutig, edel, freundlich, angenehm
   1. Antonym: malus
2. richtig
3. nützlich
4. gültig
5. gesund
6. Qualität

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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		bonō		bonīs
Accusative	bonum	bonam	bonum		bonōs	bonās	bona
Ablative	bonō	bonā	bonō		bonīs
Vocative	bone	bona	bonum		bonī	bonae	bona

Derived terms

• bonitās
• cui bonō

Related terms

• bellus
• bene (“well”)
• beō

Noun

bonus m (genitive bonī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bonus	bonī
Genitive	bonī	bonōrum
Dative	bonō	bonīs
Accusative	bonum	bonōs
Ablative	bonō	bonīs
Vocative	bone	bonī