Fundament

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See also: fundament

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fundament, from Old High German fundament, from Latin fundāmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊndaˈmɛnt/
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Noun

Fundament n (strong, genitive Fundamentes or Fundaments, plural Fundamente)

  1. foundation
    Wenn Kultur das Fundament einer Gesellschaft ist, dann ist Sprache der Eckpfeiler der Kultur.
    If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.
  2. base
  3. footing, grounding

Declension

Declension of Fundament
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fundament die Fundamente
genitive eines des Fundamentes, Fundaments der Fundamente
dative einem dem Fundament, Fundamente1 den Fundamenten
accusative ein das Fundament die Fundamente

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Fundament” in Duden online
  • “Fundament” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Variant of Fëllement.

Pronunciation

Noun

Fundament n (plural Fundamenter)

  1. foundation
  2. base

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Fundament in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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