bont

See also:BoNT

Afrikaans

Etymology

FromDutchbont.

Adjective

bont(attributivebonte,comparativebonter,superlativebontste)

1. motley,pied,especially inblack-and-white

Breton

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bontm(pluralbontoù)

1. plug

Inflection

Mutation ofbont

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	bont	vont	unchanged	pont
plural	bontoù	vontoù	unchanged	pontoù

Dutch

Etymology

FromMiddle Dutchbont,probably fromLatinpunctus(“striped”)(thus adoubletofpunt); compareGermanbunt.The noun is derived from the adjective: originally the noun referred to furs of variegated color.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:bont
• Rhymes:-ɔnt
• Homophone:bond

Noun

bontn(uncountable,diminutivebontjen)

1. fur

Derived terms

• beverbont
• bonten
• bonthandel
• bontjas
• bontkraag
• bontmantel
• bontmuts
• eekhoornbont
• hermelijnbont
• imitatiebont
• nertsenbont
• vossenbont

Descendants

• →Sranan Tongo:bont

Adjective

bont(comparativebonter,superlativebontst)

1. motley,variegated,multi-colored
2. (by extension)mixed,varied,heterogeneous

Declension

Declension ofbont
uninflected	bont
inflected	bonte
comparative	bonter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bont	bonter	hetbontst hetbontste
indefinite	m./f.sing.	bonte	bontere	bontste
	n.sing.	bont	bonter	bontste
	plural	bonte	bontere	bontste
definite		bonte	bontere	bontste
partitive		bonts	bonters	—

Derived terms

• bonte kraai
• bonte strandloper
• bonte vliegenvanger
• bontebok
• bontheid
• grote bonte specht
• het bont maken
• kleine bonte specht
• middelste bonte specht

Descendants

• Afrikaans:bont
• Jersey Dutch:bant

Hungarian

Etymology 1

From an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin +-t(causative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈbont]
• Rhymes:-ont

Verb

bont

1. (transitive)todemolish,pull down
2. (transitive)totake apart,disassemble,dismantle,fractionate
3. (transitive)toundo,untie,open
4. (transitive)tosever,disconnect,split,cut off
5. (transitive)tobreak down(in statistics)

Conjugation

conjugation ofbont

Click for archaic forms			1st personsg	2nd personsg informal	3rd personsg, 2nd p.sgformal	1st personpl	2nd personpl informal	3rd personpl, 2nd p.plformal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bontok	bontasz	bont	bontunk	bontotok	bontanak
		Def.	bontom	bontod	bontja	bontjuk	bontjátok	bontják
		2nd-p. o.	bontalak	―
	Past	Indef.	bontottam	bontottál	bontott	bontottunk	bontottatok	bontottak
		Def.	bontottam	bontottad	bontotta	bontottuk	bontottátok	bontották
		2nd-p. o.	bontottalak	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb,or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verbfog,e.g.bontanifog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	bonték	bontál	bonta	bontánk	bontátok	bontának
		Def.	bontám	bontád	bontá	bontánk	bontátok	bonták
		2nd-p. o.	bontálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala (volt),e.g.bont vala,bontottvala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	bontandok	bontandasz	bontand	bontandunk	bontandotok	bontandanak
		Def.	bontandom	bontandod	bontandja	bontandjuk	bontandjátok	bontandják
		2nd-p. o.	bontandalak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bontanék	bontanál	bontana	bontanánk	bontanátok	bontanának
		Def.	bontanám	bontanád	bontaná	bontanánk (orbontanók)	bontanátok	bontanák
		2nd-p. o.	bontanálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed byvolna,e.g.bontottvolna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bontsak	bontsor bontsál	bontson	bontsunk	bontsatok	bontsanak
		Def.	bontsam	bontsdor bontsad	bontsa	bontsuk	bontsátok	bontsák
		2nd-p. o.	bontsalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed bylégyen,e.g.bontottlégyen
Infinitive	bontani		bontanom	bontanod	bontania	bontanunk	bontanotok	bontaniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	bontás		bontó	bontott	bontandó	bontva(bontván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same-(t)at/-(t)etsuffix as the causative, followed by-ikin the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional-ikverbs).

potential conjugation ofbont

Click for archaic forms			1st personsg	2nd personsg informal	3rd personsg, 2nd p.sgformal	1st personpl	2nd personpl informal	3rd personpl, 2nd p.plformal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bonthatok	bonthatsz	bonthat	bonthatunk	bonthattok	bonthatnak
		Def.	bonthatom	bonthatod	bonthatja	bonthatjuk	bonthatjátok	bonthatják
		2nd-p. o.	bonthatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	bonthattam	bonthattál	bonthatott	bonthattunk	bonthattatok	bonthattak
		Def.	bonthattam	bonthattad	bonthatta	bonthattuk	bonthattátok	bonthatták
		2nd-p. o.	bonthattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	bonthaték	bonthatál	bonthata	bonthatánk	bonthatátok	bonthatának
		Def.	bonthatám	bonthatád	bonthatá	bonthatánk	bonthatátok	bonthaták
		2nd-p. o.	bonthatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala,e.g.bonthatvala,bonthatottvala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	bonthatandok orbontandhatok	bonthatandasz orbontandhatsz	bonthatand orbontandhat	bonthatandunk orbontandhatunk	bonthatandotok orbontandhattok	bonthatandanak orbontandhatnak
		Def.	bonthatandom orbontandhatom	bonthatandod orbontandhatod	bonthatandja orbontandhatja	bonthatandjuk orbontandhatjuk	bonthatandjátok orbontandhatjátok	bonthatandják orbontandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	bonthatandalak orbontandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bonthatnék	bonthatnál	bonthatna	bonthatnánk	bonthatnátok	bonthatnának
		Def.	bonthatnám	bonthatnád	bonthatná	bonthatnánk (orbonthatnók)	bonthatnátok	bonthatnák
		2nd-p. o.	bonthatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed byvolna,e.g.bonthatottvolna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bonthassak	bonthassor bonthassál	bonthasson	bonthassunk	bonthassatok	bonthassanak
		Def.	bonthassam	bonthasdor bonthassad	bonthassa	bonthassuk	bonthassátok	bonthassák
		2nd-p. o.	bonthassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed bylégyen,e.g.bonthatottlégyen
Inf.	(bonthatni)		(bonthatnom)	(bonthatnod)	(bonthatnia)	(bonthatnunk)	(bonthatnotok)	(bonthatniuk)
Positive adjective			bontható	Neg. adj.	bonthatatlan	Adv. part.	(bonthatva/bonthatván)

Derived terms

• boncol
• bontakozik
• bontatlan
• bontás
• bontogat

Compound words

• ront-bont

(Withverbal prefixes):

• elbont
• felbont
• fölbont
• kibont
• lebont
• megbont
• szétbont

Related terms

• bomlik

Etymology 2

bon(“voucher”)+‎-t(accusative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈboːnt]^[1]

Noun

bont

1. accusativesingularofbon

Further reading

• bontinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN
• bontinNóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára[A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó,2006–2031(work in progress; publisheda–ezas of 2024).

Maltese

Root
b-n-t
2 terms

Alternative forms

• bonn(Gozo)

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bɔnt/

Noun

bontm(pluralbnut)

1. stem

Derived terms

• bannat

Polish

bonty

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈbɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ɔnt
• Syllabification:bont

Noun

bontminan

1. (music)fret(one of the pieces of metal, plastic, or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played)

   Synonym:próg

Declension

Declension ofbont

	singular	plural
nominative	bont	bonty
genitive	bontu	bontów
dative	bontowi	bontom
accusative	bont	bonty
instrumental	bontem	bontami
locative	boncie	bontach
vocative	boncie	bonty

Further reading

• bontin Polish dictionaries at PWN
• bontin PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bont/

Adjective

bontmorn(feminine singularboantă,masculine pluralbonți,feminine and neuter pluralboante)

1. dull,blunt

   Synonym:tocit

   Antonym:ascuțit

Declension

Declension ofbont

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	bont		boantă	bonți	boante
	definite	bontul		boanta	bonții	boantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	bont		boante	bonți	boante
	definite	bontului		boantei	bonților	boantelor

Welsh

Noun

bont

1. Soft mutation ofpont.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pont	bont	mhont	phont
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.