bónus

See also: bonus, Bonus, and bônus

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonus, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpouːnʏs/
• Rhymes: -ouːnʏs

Noun

bónus m (genitive singular bónuss, nominative plural bónusar)

1. a bonus, something extra that is good
2. a bonus, an extra amount of money given to an employee

Declension

Declension of bónus (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bónus	bónusinn	bónusar	bónusarnir
accusative	bónus	bónusinn	bónusa	bónusana
dative	bónusi, bónus	bónusnum	bónusum	bónusunum
genitive	bónuss	bónussins	bónusa	bónusanna

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bônus (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonus or Latin bonus, from Old Latin duonus, from Proto-Indo-European *dou- (“to worship”). Compare bom (“good”), a doublet inherited from the same Latin word.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.nuʃ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔnuʃ
• Hyphenation: bó‧nus

Noun

bónus m (invariable) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. bonus