LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

bonāsus

bonāsus m (genitive bonāsī)
Classical[bɔˈnaː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[boˈnaː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. A breed of bull in Poeonia (in Macedonia), with the hair of a horse, and with horns unfit for fighting.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebonāsusbonāsī
genitivebonāsībonāsōrum
dativebonāsōbonāsīs
accusativebonāsumbonāsōs
ablativebonāsōbonāsīs
vocativebonāsebonāsī

bŏnāsus, i, m., = βόνασος,
I. a species of bull in Pœonia, with the hair of a horse, and with horns unfit for fighting, hence saving itself by flight, Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 40; Sol. 40; cf. Aristot. H. A. 9, 45.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόνᾱσος (bónāsos, “european bison”).

In English words that came into English from bonāsus

  • bonassusbonāsus

Quick answers

What does bonāsus mean in Latin?
bonāsus, a noun, means “A breed of bull in Poeonia (in Macedonia), with the hair of a horse, and with horns unfit for fighting.”.
What is the genitive of bonāsus?
The genitive singular is bonāsī. bonāsus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce bonāsus?
In classical Latin, [bɔˈnaː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [boˈnaː.s̬us].