Borrowed fromSabir bona ( “ good ” ) , fromItalian buono ( “ good ” ) ,[ en 1] fromLatin bonus ( “ good ” ) , fromOld Latin duenos ( “ good ” ) , fromProto-Italic *dwenos ( “ good ” ) .Doublet ofbonus .
bona (comparative morebona ,superlative mostbona )
( Polari ) Good .1997 , James Gardiner,Who's a Pretty Boy Then? , page137 :1997 , Ian Lucas, “The Color of His Eyes: Polari and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence”, in Anna Livia, Kira Hall, editors,Queerly Phrased: Language, Gender, and Sexuality , page90 :bona (comparative morebona ,superlative mostbona )
( Polari ) Well . ^ Baker, Paul (2004 )Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang , Bloomsbury Publishing,→ISBN , page71 bona
feminine singular ofbonu bona f
feminine singular ofbo CommonRomance , ultimately fromLatin bonus .
bona (accusative singular bonan ,plural bonaj ,accusative plural bonajn )
good Antonym: malbona 1910 , L. L. Zamenhof,Proverbaro Esperanta [1] :Mensoganto devas havibonan memoron. A liar has to have a good memory. FromZulu -bona , fromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
bona
tosee Borrowed from Esperanto bona , French bon , Italian buono , Spanish bueno , ultimately fromLatin bonus .
bona
good Antonym: mala bona f
feminine singular ofbono bona f
feminine singular ofbon Lala (South Africa)[ edit ] FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bóna
tosee See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
bona
inflection ofbonus ( “ good ” ) : nominative / vocative / ablative feminine singular nominative / accusative / vocative neuter plural bonā
ablative feminine singular ofbonus Feminine of the nounbonus ( “ a good man ” ) .
bona f (genitive bonae ) ;first declension
Agood orbrave woman . First-declension noun.
Inflection of the nounbonum .
bona
nominative / accusative / vocative plural ofbonum ( “ a good thing ” ) “bona ”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891 )An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers "bona ", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) bona inGaffiot, Félix (1934 )Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 )Latin Phrase-Book [2] , London:Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) to meet with good weather:tempestatem idoneam, bonam nancisci (ambiguous) to enjoy good health:bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse oruti (vid. sect. VI. 8., noteuti... )(ambiguous) to reward amply; to give manifold recompense for:bonam (praeclaram) gratiam referre (ambiguous) to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of:bona, mala existimatio est de aliquo (ambiguous) to be gifted, talented (notpraeditum esse by itself):bona indole (always in sing.)praeditum esse (ambiguous) he is a young man of great promise:adulescens alios bene de se sperare iubet, bonam spem ostendit oralii de adulescente bene sperare possunt (ambiguous) to take a thing in good (bad) part:in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquid (ambiguous) natural advantages:naturae bona (ambiguous) to recover one's reason, be reasonable again:ad bonam frugem se recipere (ambiguous) to bless (curse) a person:precari alicui bene (male) oromnia bona (mala), salutem (ambiguous) to possess means, to be well off:rem oropes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esse (ambiguous) to squander all one's property:lacerare bona sua (Verr. 3. 70. 164)(ambiguous) to confiscate a person's property:bona alicuius publicare (B. G. 5. 54)(ambiguous) to restore to a person his confiscated property:bona alicui restituere (ambiguous) allow me to say:bona (cum) venia tua dixerim “bona ”, inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers “bona ”, inWilliam Smith et al., editor (1890 ),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities , London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin bona
( Payakumbuh ) truth ;right bona
( Payakumbuh ) very :rumahnyo godangbona his house isvery big bona f sg
feminine singular ofbuono FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
they ,them ;class 2 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
it ;class 14 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bóna
tosee This verb needs aninflection-table template .
FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
bona
tosee FromMiddle Low German bonen .
bona (present tense bonar ,past tense bona ,past participle bona ,passive infinitive bonast ,present participle bonande ,imperative bona /bon )
towax orpolish afloor bona n
( dialectal ) definite plural ofbån FromOld Norse búnaðr .
bona m
( dialectal ) Pronunciation spelling ofbunad .“bona” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .bona m
Alternative form ofbana FromProto-West Germanic *baunu , fromProto-Germanic *baunō , whence alsoOld Saxon bōna ,Old English bēan ,Old Norse baun .
bōna f
( botany ) Abean Middle High German:bōne ,pōn Alemannic German:Bone Central Franconian:Bunn East Central German:Bunn German:Bohne Rhine Franconian:Bohn Frankfurterisch: [b̥õːn] Pennsylvania German:Bohn ,Buhn bona
genitive singular ofbun Mutation ofbona radical lenition nasalization bona bona pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ mbona
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
bona f
feminine singular ofbon FromProto-West Germanic *baunu , see alsoOld English bēan ,Old Frisian bāne ,Old High German bōna ,Old Norse baun .
bōna f
( botany ) Abean bona
winter FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
they ,them ;class 2 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
it ;class 14 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bóna
tosee This verb needs aninflection-table template .
FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bóna (infinitive kubóna ,perfective -bônye )
tosee tofind ,get bóna (Cyrillic spelling бо́на )
( Bosnia , informal ) a way of addressing a familiar femaleAlo,bona . Šta radiš? ―Hey. What are you doing? “bona ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025 FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
bona
tosee FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bôna
tosee This verb needs aninflection-table template .
FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
they ,them ;class 2 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
it ;class 14 absolute pronoun. bona f
feminine singular ofbono FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
they ,them ;class 2 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
it ;class 14 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bóna
tosee This verb needs aninflection-table template .
bona
definite plural ofbo (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
bona (present bonar ,preterite bonade ,supine bonat ,imperative bona )
towax orpolish a flooren hvirflande vals på slottssalensbonade och försåtligt hala parkettgolf. a whirling walz on thewaxed and treacherously slippery parquet floor of the castle hall ( rare or archaic ) to equip, to decorate, to dress, to wrap (see alsoombona )FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
bona
tosee bona f
feminine singular ofbon FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
they ,them ;class 2 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
it ;class 14 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bôna
tosee This verb needs aninflection-table template .
FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
they ,them ;class 2 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Nguni *boná .
boná
it ;class 14 absolute pronoun. FromProto-Bantu *-bóna .
-bôna
( transitive ) tosee ( transitive ) tounderstand , tocomprehend ( transitive ) torecognise ( transitive ) toseek out , tovisit tone HH (infinitiveukubona ) positive negative infinitive ukubona ukungaboni imperative simple + object concord singular bona -bone plural bonani -boneni present positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngiyabona ,ngibona engibonayo ,engibona ngibona angiboni engingaboni ngingaboni 2nd singular uyabona ,ubona obonayo ,obona ubona awuboni ongaboni ungaboni 1st plural siyabona ,sibona esibonayo ,esibona sibona asiboni esingaboni singaboni 2nd plural niyabona ,nibona enibonayo ,enibona nibona aniboni eningaboni ningaboni class 1 uyabona ,ubona obonayo ,obona ebona akaboni ongaboni engaboni class 2 bayabona ,babona ababonayo ,ababona bebona ababoni abangaboni bengaboni class 3 uyabona ,ubona obonayo ,obona ubona awuboni ongaboni ungaboni class 4 iyabona ,ibona ebonayo ,ebona ibona ayiboni engaboni ingaboni class 5 liyabona ,libona elibonayo ,elibona libona aliboni elingaboni lingaboni class 6 ayabona ,abona abonayo ,abona ebona awaboni angaboni engaboni class 7 siyabona ,sibona esibonayo ,esibona sibona asiboni esingaboni singaboni class 8 ziyabona ,zibona ezibonayo ,ezibona zibona aziboni ezingaboni zingaboni class 9 iyabona ,ibona ebonayo ,ebona ibona ayiboni engaboni ingaboni class 10 ziyabona ,zibona ezibonayo ,ezibona zibona aziboni ezingaboni zingaboni class 11 luyabona ,lubona olubonayo ,olubona lubona aluboni olungaboni lungaboni class 14 buyabona ,bubona obubonayo ,obubona bubona abuboni obungaboni bungaboni class 15 kuyabona ,kubona okubonayo ,okubona kubona akuboni okungaboni kungaboni class 17 kuyabona ,kubona okubonayo ,okubona kubona akuboni okungaboni kungaboni recent past positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngibonile ,ngibonē engibonile ,engibonē ngibonile ,ngibonē angibonanga engingabonanga ngingabonanga 2nd singular ubonile ,ubonē obonile ,obonē ubonile ,ubonē awubonanga ongabonanga ungabonanga 1st plural sibonile ,sibonē esibonile ,esibonē sibonile ,sibonē asibonanga esingabonanga singabonanga 2nd plural nibonile ,nibonē enibonile ,enibonē nibonile ,nibonē anibonanga eningabonanga ningabonanga class 1 ubonile ,ubonē obonile ,obonē ebonile ,ebonē akabonanga ongabonanga engabonanga class 2 babonile ,babonē ababonile ,ababonē bebonile ,bebonē ababonanga abangabonanga bengabonanga class 3 ubonile ,ubonē obonile ,obonē ubonile ,ubonē awubonanga ongabonanga ungabonanga class 4 ibonile ,ibonē ebonile ,ebonē ibonile ,ibonē ayibonanga engabonanga ingabonanga class 5 libonile ,libonē elibonile ,elibonē libonile ,libonē alibonanga elingabonanga lingabonanga class 6 abonile ,abonē abonile ,abonē ebonile ,ebonē awabonanga angabonanga engabonanga class 7 sibonile ,sibonē esibonile ,esibonē sibonile ,sibonē asibonanga esingabonanga singabonanga class 8 zibonile ,zibonē ezibonile ,ezibonē zibonile ,zibonē azibonanga ezingabonanga zingabonanga class 9 ibonile ,ibonē ebonile ,ebonē ibonile ,ibonē ayibonanga engabonanga ingabonanga class 10 zibonile ,zibonē ezibonile ,ezibonē zibonile ,zibonē azibonanga ezingabonanga zingabonanga class 11 lubonile ,lubonē olubonile ,olubonē lubonile ,lubonē alubonanga olungabonanga lungabonanga class 14 bubonile ,bubonē obubonile ,obubonē bubonile ,bubonē abubonanga obungabonanga bungabonanga class 15 kubonile ,kubonē okubonile ,okubonē kubonile ,kubonē akubonanga okungabonanga kungabonanga class 17 kubonile ,kubonē okubonile ,okubonē kubonile ,kubonē akubonanga okungabonanga kungabonanga remote past positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngābona engābona ngābona angibonanga engingabonanga ngingabonanga 2nd singular wābona owābona wābona awubonanga ongabonanga ungabonanga 1st plural sābona esābona sābona asibonanga esingabonanga singabonanga 2nd plural nābona enābona nābona anibonanga eningabonanga ningabonanga class 1 wābona owābona ābona akabonanga ongabonanga engabonanga class 2 bābona abābona bābona ababonanga abangabonanga bengabonanga class 3 wābona owābona wābona awubonanga ongabonanga ungabonanga class 4 yābona eyābona yābona ayibonanga engabonanga ingabonanga class 5 lābona elābona lābona alibonanga elingabonanga lingabonanga class 6 ābona ābona ābona awabonanga angabonanga engabonanga class 7 sābona esābona sābona asibonanga esingabonanga singabonanga class 8 zābona ezābona zābona azibonanga ezingabonanga zingabonanga class 9 yābona eyābona yābona ayibonanga engabonanga ingabonanga class 10 zābona ezābona zābona azibonanga ezingabonanga zingabonanga class 11 lwābona olwābona lwābona alubonanga olungabonanga lungabonanga class 14 bābona obābona bābona abubonanga obungabonanga bungabonanga class 15 kwābona okwābona kwābona akubonanga okungabonanga kungabonanga class 17 kwābona okwābona kwābona akubonanga okungabonanga kungabonanga potential positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngingabona — ngingabona ngingebone — ngingebone 2nd singular ungabona — ungabona ungebone — ungebone 1st plural singabona — singabona singebone — singebone 2nd plural ningabona — ningabona ningebone — ningebone class 1 angabona — engabona angebone — engebone class 2 bangabona — bengabona bangebone — bengebone class 3 ungabona — ungabona ungebone — ungebone class 4 ingabona — ingabona ingebone — ingebone class 5 lingabona — lingabona lingebone — lingebone class 6 angabona — engabona angebone — engebone class 7 singabona — singabona singebone — singebone class 8 zingabona — zingabona zingebone — zingebone class 9 ingabona — ingabona ingebone — ingebone class 10 zingabona — zingabona zingebone — zingebone class 11 lungabona — lungabona lungebone — lungebone class 14 bungabona — bungabona bungebone — bungebone class 15 kungabona — kungabona kungebone — kungebone class 17 kungabona — kungabona kungebone — kungebone immediate future positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngizobona engizobona ngizobona angizubona engingezubona ngingezubona 2nd singular uzobona ozobona uzobona awuzubona ongezubona ungezubona 1st plural sizobona esizobona sizobona asizubona esingezubona singezubona 2nd plural nizobona enizobona nizobona anizubona eningezubona ningezubona class 1 uzobona ozobona ezobona akazubona ongezubona engezubona class 2 bazobona abazobona bezobona abazubona abangezubona bengezubona class 3 uzobona ozobona uzobona awuzubona ongezubona ungezubona class 4 izobona ezobona izobona ayizubona engezubona ingezubona class 5 lizobona elizobona lizobona alizubona elingezubona lingezubona class 6 azobona azobona ezobona awazubona angezubona engezubona class 7 sizobona esizobona sizobona asizubona esingezubona singezubona class 8 zizobona ezizobona zizobona azizubona ezingezubona zingezubona class 9 izobona ezobona izobona ayizubona engezubona ingezubona class 10 zizobona ezizobona zizobona azizubona ezingezubona zingezubona class 11 luzobona oluzobona luzobona aluzubona olungezubona lungezubona class 14 buzobona obuzobona buzobona abuzubona obungezubona bungezubona class 15 kuzobona okuzobona kuzobona akuzubona okungezubona kungezubona class 17 kuzobona okuzobona kuzobona akuzubona okungezubona kungezubona remote future positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial 1st singular ngiyobona engiyobona ngiyobona angiyubona engingeyubona ngingeyubona 2nd singular uyobona oyobona uyobona awuyubona ongeyubona ungeyubona 1st plural siyobona esiyobona siyobona asiyubona esingeyubona singeyubona 2nd plural niyobona eniyobona niyobona aniyubona eningeyubona ningeyubona class 1 uyobona oyobona eyobona akayubona ongeyubona engeyubona class 2 bayobona abayobona beyobona abayubona abangeyubona bengeyubona class 3 uyobona oyobona uyobona awuyubona ongeyubona ungeyubona class 4 iyobona eyobona iyobona ayiyubona engeyubona ingeyubona class 5 liyobona eliyobona liyobona aliyubona elingeyubona lingeyubona class 6 ayobona ayobona eyobona awayubona angeyubona engeyubona class 7 siyobona esiyobona siyobona asiyubona esingeyubona singeyubona class 8 ziyobona eziyobona ziyobona aziyubona ezingeyubona zingeyubona class 9 iyobona eyobona iyobona ayiyubona engeyubona ingeyubona class 10 ziyobona eziyobona ziyobona aziyubona ezingeyubona zingeyubona class 11 luyobona oluyobona luyobona aluyubona olungeyubona lungeyubona class 14 buyobona obuyobona buyobona abuyubona obungeyubona bungeyubona class 15 kuyobona okuyobona kuyobona akuyubona okungeyubona kungeyubona class 17 kuyobona okuyobona kuyobona akuyubona okungeyubona kungeyubona present subjunctive positive negative 1st singular ngibone ngingaboni 2nd singular ubone ungaboni 1st plural sibone singaboni 2nd plural nibone ningaboni class 1 abone angaboni class 2 babone bangaboni class 3 ubone ungaboni class 4 ibone ingaboni class 5 libone lingaboni class 6 abone angaboni class 7 sibone singaboni class 8 zibone zingaboni class 9 ibone ingaboni class 10 zibone zingaboni class 11 lubone lungaboni class 14 bubone bungaboni class 15 kubone kungaboni class 17 kubone kungaboni past subjunctive positive negative 1st singular ngabona ngangabona ,angabona ,angangabona 2nd singular wabona wangabona ,awabona ,awangabona 1st plural sabona sangabona ,asabona ,asangabona 2nd plural nabona nangabona ,anabona ,anangabona class 1 wabona wangabona ,akabona ,akangabona class 2 babona bangabona ,ababona ,abangabona class 3 wabona wangabona ,awabona ,awangabona class 4 yabona yangabona ,ayabona ,ayangabona class 5 labona langabona ,alabona ,alangabona class 6 abona angabona ,awabona ,awangabona class 7 sabona sangabona ,asabona ,asangabona class 8 zabona zangabona ,azabona ,azangabona class 9 yabona yangabona ,ayabona ,ayangabona class 10 zabona zangabona ,azabona ,azangabona class 11 lwabona lwangabona ,alwabona ,alwangabona class 14 babona bangabona ,ababona ,abangabona class 15 kwabona kwangabona ,akwabona ,akwangabona class 17 kwabona kwangabona ,akwabona ,akwangabona