bonne

Syllable Decomposition

bonne

(1762) feminine of good. bonne, in the sense of "maid", is originally a term of endearment from children or household masters, attested from 1708. one would say "my good", "my bonne" when addressing servants. the term has become pejorative.

Definition

Translations

  • germangerman:gut
  • englishenglish:good
  • spanishspanish:buena
  • italianitalian:buona
  • dutchdutch:goed

See also

Bon (pn.) bon (adj.) Bonne (pn.) bons (adj.) bons (cn.) bonnes (cn.) bonnes (adj.)