English

Proper noun

Bonn

1. A city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which was the former capital of West Germany

Translations

Estonian

Proper noun

Bonn

1. Bonn

German

Etymology

From Old High German/Medieval Latin Bonna, from Latin Castra Bonnensia. Folk etymology proposes origin from dedication to Saint Boniface via Vulgar Latin *Bonnifatia, but this is false.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bonn n ‎(genitive Bonns)

1. Bonn

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bonn f

1. Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Synonyms

• Bona

Irish

Noun

bonn m ‎(genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)

1. sole, pad
2. foothold
3. foundation, basis
4. premise
5. (automotive) tire
6. track
7. (mathematics) base, radix
8. (sailing) cill

Declension

Synonyms

• (foundation): fotha
• (tire): bonn rotha
• (base, radix): bonnuimhir
• (cill): bonn poill

Derived terms

• aerbhonn m ‎(“pneumatic tire”)
• bonnaonad m ‎(“base unit”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bonn ‎(“coin, piece of money”).

Noun

bonn m ‎(genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)

1. coin
2. medal

Declension

Synonyms

• (coin): bonn airgid
• (medal): bonn comórtha

Derived terms

• mórbhonn

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish bonn ‎(“sole of the foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.

Noun

bonn m ‎(genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)

1. base, bottom, foot
2. sole

   bonn na bròige - the sole of the shoe

   bonn na coise - the sole of the foot

   bonn na stocainn - the sole of the sock

3. article, clause
4. coin
5. medal

Derived terms

• bonn a-staigh - insole