BONUM → bueno · bon · buono
Bueno and buono split the short o exactly as in nuevo and nuovo; French bon resisted, because the following n pulled the vowel into its nasal instead. Portuguese bom ended nasal too, Catalan bo simply dropped the n, and Romanian bun raised the o to u before it.
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BONUM
‘good’
Classical Latin accusative
Classical Latin accusative
Classical Latin accusative
Classical Latin accusative
Classical Latin accusative
Classical Latin accusative
Bueno and buono split the short o exactly as in nuevo and nuovo; French bon resisted, because the following n pulled the vowel into its nasal instead. Portuguese bom ended nasal too, Catalan bo simply dropped the n, and Romanian bun raised the o to u before it.
Forms are written in IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet: one symbol, one sound. Stressed syllables carry ˈ. Dates are approximate and given only where the handbooks agree. 24 word journeys.