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Dutch
Etymology
From grond + vest, likely a calque of German Grundfeste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔnt.fɛst/
- Hyphenation: grond‧vest
Noun
grondvest f or n (plural grondvesten)
- (now chiefly figurative) foundation, principle
- Synonyms: basis, beginsel, fundament, grondslag
- (literal) foundation of an edifice
- Synonyms: fundament, fundering
Het gebouw schudde op zijn grondvesten.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)