fondre
See also: fondré
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō, from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfon.dɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfon.dɾe/
Verb
fondre (first-person singular present fonc, past participle fos)
- (transitive) to melt, to cause to melt
- (reflexive) to melt, to be melted
- (transitive) to cast (with a mold)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to disappear
- Synonym: desaparèixer
Conjugation
Conjugation of fondre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | fondre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fonent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | fos | fosa | |||||
| plural | fosos | foses | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | fonc | fons | fon | fonem | foneu | fonen | |
| imperfect | fonia | fonies | fonia | foníem | foníeu | fonien | |
| future | fondré | fondràs | fondrà | fondrem | fondreu | fondran | |
| preterite | fonguí | fongueres | fongué | fonguérem | fonguéreu | fongueren | |
| conditional | fondria | fondries | fondria | fondríem | fondríeu | fondrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | fongui | fonguis | fongui | fonguem | fongueu | fonguin | |
| imperfect | fongués | fonguessis | fongués | fonguéssim | fonguéssiu | fonguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | fon | fongui | fonguem | foneu | fonguin | ||
Derived terms
- fonedor
Further reading
- “fondre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fondre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “fondre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fondre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō (“I melt”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔ̃dʁ/
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Verb
fondre
- (transitive) to melt, melt down, smelt
- (intransitive) to melt
- (intransitive) to melt away, waste away
- (intransitive) to dwindle; to diminish
- (reflexive, se fondre dans) to blend in, blend into
Conjugation
Conjugation of fondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | fondre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | fondant /fɔ̃.dɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | fondu /fɔ̃.dy/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | fonds /fɔ̃/ | fonds /fɔ̃/ | fond /fɔ̃/ | fondons /fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ | fondez /fɔ̃.de/ | fondent /fɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect | fondais /fɔ̃.dɛ/ | fondais /fɔ̃.dɛ/ | fondait /fɔ̃.dɛ/ | fondions /fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ | fondiez /fɔ̃.dje/ | fondaient /fɔ̃.dɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | fondis /fɔ̃.di/ | fondis /fɔ̃.di/ | fondit /fɔ̃.di/ | fondîmes /fɔ̃.dim/ | fondîtes /fɔ̃.dit/ | fondirent /fɔ̃.diʁ/ | |
| future | fondrai /fɔ̃.dʁe/ | fondras /fɔ̃.dʁa/ | fondra /fɔ̃.dʁa/ | fondrons /fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ | fondrez /fɔ̃.dʁe/ | fondront /fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | fondrais /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ | fondrais /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ | fondrait /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ | fondrions /fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ | fondriez /fɔ̃.dʁi.je/ | fondraient /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | fonde /fɔ̃d/ | fondes /fɔ̃d/ | fonde /fɔ̃d/ | fondions /fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ | fondiez /fɔ̃.dje/ | fondent /fɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect2 | fondisse /fɔ̃.dis/ | fondisses /fɔ̃.dis/ | fondît /fɔ̃.di/ | fondissions /fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ | fondissiez /fɔ̃.di.sje/ | fondissent /fɔ̃.dis/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | fonds /fɔ̃/ | — | fondons /fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ | fondez /fɔ̃.de/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
- fonderie
- fondre comme neige au soleil
- fondre en larmes
- fondu
- fondue
- neige fondue
Further reading
- “fondre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- fonder, fronde, refond
Old French
Etymology
From Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō (“to melt”).
Verb
fondre
- to melt
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of fondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fondre | avoir fondu, fus | |||||
| gerund | en fondant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | fondant | ||||||
| past participle | fondu, fus | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | font | fonz | font | fondons | fondez | fondent |
| imperfect | fondoie, fondeie | fondoies, fondeies | fondoit, fondeit | fondiiens, fondiens | fondiiez, fondiez | fondoient, fondeient | |
| preterite | fondi | fondis | fondi | fondimes | fondistes | fondirent | |
| future | fondrai | fondras | fondra | fondrons | fondroiz, fondreiz, fondrez | fondront | |
| conditional | fondroie, fondreie | fondroies, fondreies | fondroit, fondreit | fondriiens, fondriens | fondriiez, fondriez | fondroient, fondreient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | fonde | fondes | fonde | fondons | fondez | fondent |
| imperfect | fondisse | fondisses | fondist | fondissons, fondissiens | fondissoiz, fondissez, fondissiez | fondissent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | font | — | fondons | fondez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: fondre