LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

bona

bona f (genitive bonae)
Classical[ˈbɔ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineA good or brave woman.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebonabonae
genitivebonaebonārum
dativebonaebonīs
accusativebonambonās
ablativebonābonīs
vocativebonabonae

Bŏna Dea (Dīva),
I. the good goddess, worshipped by the women of Rome as the goddess of chastity and fertility. No man was permitted to enter her temple; but in later times it became the resort of unchaste women, and the scene of license, Macr. S. 1, 12, 21 sqq.; Ov. A. A. 3, 244; cf. also id. ib. 3, 637; Juv. 2, 84 sq.; 6, 314. Clodius invaded this sanctuary, and is hence called by Cicero the priest of the Bona Dea, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 2; id. Har. Resp. 17, 37.

Origins

Feminine of the noun bonus (“a good man”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBonaBona The word bona is sometimes used to express the whole of a man's property (Paulus, Recept. Sentent. 5.6, 16; Dig. 37, tit. 1, s. 3; 50, tit. 16, s…

Quick answers

What does bona mean in Latin?
bona, a noun, means “A good or brave woman.”.
What is the genitive of bona?
The genitive singular is bonae. bona is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce bona?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔː.na].