bonet

See also: Bonet

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with French bonnet, Spanish bonete, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈnɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [boˈnət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boˈnet]

Noun

bonet m (plural bonets)

1. (historical) a square four-corned cap worn by clerics and academics, ancestor of the modern biretta and mortarboard
2. the fruit of the spindle tree, which resembles a square four-corned cap in shape

Derived terms

• boneter

Further reading

• “bonet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Danish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥oːnəð]

Verb

bonet

1. past participle of bone

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ʌŋəð]

Verb

bonet

1. past participle of bone

Italian

Alternative forms

• bunet

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese bonet (“bonnet, cap”, after its shape), from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈnɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Hyphenation: bo‧nèt

Noun

bonet m (invariable)

1. a traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti

   Hypernym: budino

Anagrams

• beton

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bonett, bonot, bonnett

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔnɛt/, /bɔˈnɛt/

Noun

bonet (plural bonetes)

1. cap, bonnet.

Descendants

• English: bonnet
  • → Scottish Gaelic: bonaid
• Fingallian: barrede
• → Welsh: bonet

References

• “bonet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).

Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni from which, via Basque, came Spanish boina.

Noun

bonet oblique singular, m (oblique plural bonez or bonetz, nominative singular bonez or bonetz, nominative plural bonet)

1. fabric used to make hats

Descendants

• Middle French: bonet
  • French: bonnet (see there for further descendants)
  • →? Catalan: bonet
  • → Middle English: bonet (see there for further descendants)
  • → Piedmontese: bonet, bonèt
    • → Italian: bonet
• Jersey Norman: bannète

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• bonèt

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Cognate with English bonnet, Norman bannète and Portuguese boné.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊˈnɛt/

Noun

bonet m (plural bonet)

1. A bonnet or cap.
2. (by extension) A sort of rounded cake mold.
3. A traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti.

Descendants

• → Italian: bonet

Welsh

Alternative forms

• boned

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bonet, possibly via Middle English bonet.

Noun

bonet m or f (plural boneti or bonetau)

1. bonnet (headwear)
2. bonnet, hood (engine cover)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonet

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bonet	fonet	monet	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bonet”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies