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fond

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See also: fonds, Fonds, and Fond

English

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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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.
    • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
      If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent
      to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near
      nobody.
    • c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
      Grant I may never prove so fond
      To trust man on his oath or bond.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
      [T]hou seest
      How suttly to detaine thee I devise,
      Inviting thee to hear while I relate,
      Fond, were it not in hope of thy reply …
    • 1669, John Dryden, Tyrannic Love, III.ii:
      But reason with your fond religion fights,
      For many gods are many infinites …
    • 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Midnight Mass For the Dying Year:
      The foolish, fond Old Year,
  6. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
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Verb

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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
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be fond of, like — see like

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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.
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foundation — see foundation
stock — see stock

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fond.

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Noun

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fond m inan

  1. fund

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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

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

Danish

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Etymology 1

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

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

  1. fund
  2. foundation, donation

Etymology 2

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From French fond, identical to the former word.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʌnˀd̥], [ˈfʌŋ]

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fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)

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

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French, from Latin fundus. Doublet of fonds.

Noun

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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
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  • → 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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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fond

  1. third-person singular present indicative of fondre

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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fon +‎ -d

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Verb

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fond

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of fon

Ladin

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Etymology

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From Latin fundus.

Noun

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fond m (plural fonds)

  1. fund
  2. bottom

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fondo.

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fond (feminine singular fonda, plural fondi)

  1. deep
    Synonyms: għammieq, profond

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Noun

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fond m

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

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English fēond.

Noun

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fond (plural fondes)

  1. Alternative form of feend

Etymology 2

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From fonnen +‎ -ed.

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fond

  1. Alternative form of fonned

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From French fond, from Latin fundus.

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

  1. a fund

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From French fond, from Latin fundus.

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

  1. a fund

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Romanian

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Etymology

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

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fond n (plural fonduri)

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

Declension

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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

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fond.

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fȍnd m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)

  1. fund

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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

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Etymology

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From French fond.

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fond c

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

Declension

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

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