foundation stone

foundation stone

English

Noun

foundation stone (plural foundation stones)

1. A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony.
2. (figuratively) The basis of something.

Related terms

• cornerstone

Translations

stone laid during construction

Bulgarian: крайъгълен камък m (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk) French: première pierre f Hebrew: אֶבֶן יְסוֹד‎ f (even yesod), אֶבֶן פִּנָּה‎ (he) f (even pinah), אֶבֶן שְׁתִיָּה‎ (he) f (even shtiyah) Hungarian: alapkő (hu) Norwegian: Bokmål: grunnstein m Nynorsk: grunnstein m

Portuguese: primeira pedra f, pedra fundamental f Russian: краеуго́льный ка́мень (ru) m (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ)