fungi

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See also: Fungi, fungí, and fungi-

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

Pronunciation

There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favour the pronunciation /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ or /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/, while more British dictionaries favour the pronunciation /ˈfʌŋɡiː/ or /ˈfʌndʒiː/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.

Noun

fungi

  1. (pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
  2. plural of fungus
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See fungee. Sense 2 (“style of folk and popular music”) is apparently from the fact that the music is a blend of different musical instruments and styles, just as the dish (sense 1) is a blend of different flavours.

Pronunciation

Noun

fungi (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of fungee (a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken)
  2. (by extension, music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
    Synonyms: quelbe, scratch
Translations

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

fungi

  1. plural of fungus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin fungi (plural form of fungus).

Pronunciation

Noun

fungi

  1. fungi

Further reading

Italian

Verb

fungi

  1. inflection of fungere:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

fungī m

  1. inflection of fungus:
    1. genitive/locative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

Verb

fungī

  1. present active infinitive of fungor

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fungi.

Noun

fungi m pl (plural only)

  1. fungus

Declension

plural only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative fungi fungii
genitive-dative fungi fungilor
vocative fungilor