fundament
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French fundement, fondement, from Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“I lay the bottom, I found”). Doublet of fondamento.
Noun
fundament (plural fundaments)
- Foundation.
- The bottom; the buttocks or anus.
- 1703, Thomas Gibson, The anatomy of humane bodies epitomized:
- It [the Sphincter Ani] serves to purse up the Fundament, and so hinders the involuntary Evacuation of the Fæces.
- 1861, Aristotle (pseud.), Aristotle's Works: containing directions for midwives, and counsel and advice to child-bearing women with various useful remedies., page 119
- ANOTHER defect that new-born infants are liable to is, to have their fundaments closed up; by which they can never evacuate the new excrements engendered by the milk they suck […]
- 1864, Alfred Fennings, Fennings' everybody's doctor; or, When ill, how to get well, page 9
- Bathe the parts frequently with cold water, and, if there be much pain at stool, always squirt up the fundament, beforehand, with a syringe, half a teacupful of cold water.
- 2008, Eric Summers, Ride Me Cowboy: Erotic Tales of the West, page 38:
- I flinched when he touched my rosebud, but pretty soon I was fucking his mouth like it was Hector's fundament.
- 1703, Thomas Gibson, The anatomy of humane bodies epitomized:
- The underlying basis or principle for a theoretical or mathematical system.
Related terms
- fundamental
Descendants
- → Welsh: ffwndament
Translations
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch fondament, from Old French fundement, fondement, from Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“I lay the bottom, I found”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfʏn.daːˌmɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: fun‧da‧ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
fundament n (plural fundamenten, diminutive fundamentje n)
- basis
- foundation, basis
- Synonym: fundering
Related terms
- fundamenteel
Descendants
- Negerhollands: fondament
- → Caribbean Javanese: pandhemèn
- → Indonesian: fundamen
- → Papiamentu: fondement
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin fundamentum.
Noun
fundament n (definite singular fundamentet, indefinite plural fundament or fundamenter, definite plural fundamenta or fundamentene)
- a foundation
Related terms
- fundamental
References
- “fundament” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin fundamentum.
Noun
fundament n (definite singular fundamentet, indefinite plural fundament, definite plural fundamenta)
- a foundation
Related terms
- fundamental
References
- “fundament” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fundamentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /funˈda.mɛnt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -amɛnt
- Syllabification: fun‧da‧ment
Noun
fundament m inan
- (architecture) foundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- (figuratively) base, basis, foundation
- Synonyms: baza, podstawa
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fundament | fundamenty |
| genitive | fundamentu | fundamentów |
| dative | fundamentowi | fundamentom |
| accusative | fundament | fundamenty |
| instrumental | fundamentem | fundamentami |
| locative | fundamencie | fundamentach |
| vocative | fundamencie | fundamenty |
Further reading
- fundament in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fundament in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French fondement.
Noun
fundament n (plural fundamente)
- foundation
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) fundament | fundamentul | (niște) fundamente | fundamentele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) fundament | fundamentului | (unor) fundamente | fundamentelor |
| vocative | fundamentule | fundamentelor | ||