Fundament
See also: fundament
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German fundament, from Old High German fundament, from Latin fundāmentum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fundament n (strong, genitive Fundamentes or Fundaments, plural Fundamente)
- 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.
- base
- footing, grounding
Declension edit
Declension of Fundament [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Variant of Fëllement.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fundament n (plural Fundamenter)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- Fundament in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire