fundo
first-person singular present indicative offundar FromLatin fundus .Doublet offono .
fundo (accusative singular fundon ,plural fundoj ,accusative plural fundojn )
bottom fundo
first-person singular present indicative offundir fundo (plural fundos )
base ,bottom fundo
Rōmaji transcription ofふんど FromProto-Italic *hundō or possibly*hʷundō (withfūsus for*fussus afterfūdī ), fromProto-Indo-European *ǵʰu-né-d(H)-ti , from the root*ǵʰew-d(H)- ( “ to pour ” ) , extended from*ǵʰew- .
The changeh- >f- is irregular (before -u-? Weiss, Outline, p. 77f.) and could be explained by a variant*hʷundō . Cognates includeAncient Greek χέω ( khéō ) andOld English ġēotan .( Canthis (+ ) etymology besourced ?)
fundō (present infinitive fundere ,perfect active fūdī ,supine fūsum ) ;third conjugation ,third person -only in thepassive
( transitive ) topour out ,shed Synonyms: effundō ,cōnfundō ,diffundō ,dēfundō ,differō ,indūcō ,sternō ,dissipō ( military ) tooverthrow ,overcome ,rout ,vanquish anenemy ,rout ,scatter Synonyms: conquestō ,dēvincō ,vincō ,superō ,domō ,prōflīgō ,caedō ,obruō ,prōsternō ,sternō ,opprimō ,ēvincō ,exsuperō ,pellō ,impellō ,subiciō ,premō ,subigō ,dissipō tothrow orcast to theground ,prostrate Synonyms: prōsternō ,sternō ,prōflīgō ,ruō 29BCE – 19BCE ,
Virgil ,
Aeneid 1.192–193 :
nec prius absistit quam septem ingentia victor corporafundat humī et numerum cum nāvibus aequet. Nor does it stop before [Aeneas], [as] victor,throws seven huge bodies to the ground, and equals the number with his ships. (The deer hunt shows Aeneas’s potential to be a military leader; note Virgil’s use of the present anticipatory subjunctive – “fundat” and “aequet ” – to express purposeful actions.) ( transitive ) tofound , make bysmelting ( transitive , figuratively ) tomoisten ,wet ( transitive ) toextend ,spread outSynonym: sternō ( transitive ) toutter Possible Latinisms:
Early borrowings:
“fundo ”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 )A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press “fundo ”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891 )An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers fundo inGaffiot, Félix (1934 )Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. fundo inEnrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025 ),Dizionario Latino , Olivetti Media Communication Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 )Latin Phrase-Book [1] , London:Macmillan and Co. the earth brings forth fruit abundantly:terra fundit fruges to write poetry with facility:carmina , versus fundere (De Or. 3. 50) property in land; real property:fundi to rout the enemy's forces:fundere hostium copias to utterly rout the enemy:caedere et fundere hostem to utterly rout the enemy:fundere et fugare hostem Sihler, Andrew L. (1995 )New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin , Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press,→ISBN Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002 ) “fŭndere”, inFranzösisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch , volumes3: D–F ,page863 Fromfundus ( “ bottom, lowest point ” ) .
fundō (present infinitive fundāre ,perfect active fundāvī ,supine fundātum ) ;first conjugation
( transitive ) tofound ,establish , lay thefoundation Synonyms: exaedificō ,inaedificō ,aedificō ,condō ,struō ,cōnstruō ,compōnō ,cōnstituō ,statuō ,mōlior ( transitive , figuratively ) tosecure , makefirm fundō
dative / ablative singular offundus
FromOld Galician-Portuguese fundo ,fondo , fromLatin fundus ( “ bottom ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn .
fundo (feminine funda ,masculine plural fundos ,feminine plural fundas )
deep ( having its bottom far down ) Synonym: profundo Antonyms: raso ,superficial fundo m (plural fundos )
bottom Antonyms: cume ,superfície ,topo background ( a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject ) fund ( finance , insurance ) capital ( money and wealth ) ( sports ) long-distance See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fundo
first-person singular present indicative offundar fundo uma instituição ―Iam founding an institution See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fundo
first-person singular present indicative offundir fundo ouro ―Iam smelting gold IPA (key ) : /ˈfundo/ [ˈfũn̪.d̪o] Rhymes:-undo Syllabification:fun‧do Borrowed fromLatin fundus .Doublet offondo .
fundo m (plural fundos )
country estate ,farm Synonym: finca 1915 , Julio Vicuña Cifuentes,Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena , page197 :La primitiva dueña de estefundo , una señora viuda de mucha virtud, hermosura y dinero, buscando la manera unir ambas secciones de su propiedad, pactó con el Diablo la construcción del puente dicho. (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fundo
first-person singular present indicative offundar See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fundo
first-person singular present indicative offundir fundo FromProto-Bantu [Term?] .
fundo classV (plural mafundo classVI )
aknot ( looping of string ) ajoint of thebody acluster ( group or bunch of things )