fondement

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French

Etymology

From Old French fondement, from Latin fundamentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃d.mɑ̃/
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Noun

fondement m (plural fondements)

  1. foundation
  2. fundament (anus)

Related terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: fundament

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin fundamentum.

Noun

fondement oblique singularm (oblique plural fondemenz or fondementz, nominative singular fondemenz or fondementz, nominative plural fondement)

  1. foundation, start, beginning
  2. foundation (of a building)

Descendants