LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

duonus

duonus (feminine duona, neuter duonum)

Meaning

  1. Old Latinadjectivegood
    Ianeus iam es, duonus Cerus es, dunus Ianus.1938 translation by Roland G. Kent Now art thou the Doorkeeper, thou art the Good Creator, the Good God of Beginnings116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 7.26

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeduonusduonaduonum
genitiveduonīduonaeduonī
dativeduonōduonaeduonō
accusativeduonumduonamduonum
ablativeduonōduonāduonō
vocativeduoneduonaduonum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeduonīduonaeduona
genitiveduonōrumduonārumduonōrum
dativeduonīsduonīsduonīs
accusativeduonōsduonāsduona
ablativeduonīsduonīsduonīs
vocativeduonīduonaeduona

duonus, v. bonus
I. init.

Origins

From earlier Archaic Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

Descendants
  • Latinbonus

Quick answers

What does duonus mean in Latin?
duonus, a adjective, means “good”.