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fond

See also: fonds, Fonds, and Fond

English edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon +‎ -ed. More at fon.

Adjective edit

fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)

  1. (chiefly with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
    I am fond of this song!
  2. Affectionate.
    a fond farewell
    a fond mother or wife
  3. Indulgent.
    I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
    • 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
      “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”
  4. Outlandish; foolish; silly.
    Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
  5. (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
  6. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
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Verb edit

fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)

  1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
  2. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
      The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.
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Translations edit
be fond of, like — see like

Etymology 2 edit

From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.

Noun edit

fond (plural fonds)

  1. The background design in lace-making.
  2. (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
    He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
  3. (information science) A group of records having shared provenance.
  4. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
  5. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.
Translations edit
foundation — see foundation
stock — see stock

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French fond.

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Noun edit

fond m inan

  1. fund

Declension edit

Declension of fond (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative fond fondy
genitive fondu fondů
dative fondu fondům
accusative fond fondy
vocative fonde fondy
locative fondu fondech
instrumental fondem fondy

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Further reading edit

  • fond in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fond in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • fond in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Cognate with Danish bund.

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Noun edit

fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)

  1. fund
  2. foundation, donation

Etymology 2 edit

From French fond, identical to the former word.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʌnˀd̥], [ˈfʌŋ]

Noun edit

fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)

  1. stock, broth
Inflection edit
Declension of fond
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fond fonden fonder fonderne
genitive fonds fondens fonders fondernes

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old French, from Latin fundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Doublet of fonds.

Noun edit

fond m (plural fonds)

  1. back
  2. bottom
  3. fund; funding
  4. foundation
  5. (figuratively) content
    Synonym: contenu
    Coordinate term: forme
    le fond et la forme ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  6. (figuratively) essence
    le fond du problème ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  7. background
  8. (cooking) base
  9. (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ
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Descendants edit
  • → Bulgarian: фонд (fond)
  • → Czech: fond
  • → Dutch: fonds
  • → English: fund
  • → German: Fonds
  • → Norwegian: fond
  • → Russian: фонд (fond)
  • → Scots: fond
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: фо̏нд
    Latin script: fȍnd
  • → Swedish: fond
  • → Turkish: fon
  • → Ukrainian: фонд (fond)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

fond

  1. third-person singular present indicative of fondre

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Hungarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

fon +‎ -d

Pronunciation edit

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fond

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of fon

Ladin edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fundus.

Noun edit

fond m (plural fonds)

  1. fund
  2. bottom

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian fondo.

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Adjective edit

fond (feminine singular fonda, plural fondi)

  1. deep
    Synonyms: għammieq, profond

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Noun edit

fond m

  1. depth (that which is deep below; the deepest part)
    Synonyms: għamieq, profondità
  2. base; bottom
  3. fund

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English fēond.

Noun edit

fond (plural fondes)

  1. Alternative form of feend

Etymology 2 edit

From fonnen +‎ -ed.

Adjective edit

fond

  1. Alternative form of fonned

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology edit

From French fond, from Latin fundus.

Noun edit

fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda or fondene)

  1. a fund

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology edit

From French fond, from Latin fundus.

Noun edit

fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda)

  1. a fund

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French fond, itself from Latin fundus. Doublet of the inherited fund.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fond n (plural fonduri)

  1. fund
  2. background
  3. content, substance, essence

Declension edit

Declension of fond
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) fond fondul (niște) fonduri fondurile
genitive/dative (unui) fond fondului (unor) fonduri fondurilor
vocative fondule fondurilor

Derived terms edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French fond.

Noun edit

fȍnd m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)

  1. fund

Declension edit

Declension of fond
singular plural
nominative fond fondovi
genitive fonda fondova
dative fondu fondovima
accusative fond fondove
vocative fonde fondovi
locative fondu fondovima
instrumental fondom fondovima

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From French fond.

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Noun edit

fond c

  1. fund [since 1715]
  2. backdrop; a theatrical scenery [since 1783]
  3. (cooking, "Kitchen French") broth [since 1979]

Declension edit

Declension of fond 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fond fonden fonder fonderna
Genitive fonds fondens fonders fondernas

Related terms edit

fund

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