fundamental

EnglishEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin fundamentālis, from Latin fundamentum (foundation), from fundō (to lay the foundation (of something), to found), from fundus (bottom), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fun‧da‧men‧tal

NounEdit

fundamental (plural fundamentals)

  1. (usually in the plural) A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part
    one of the fundamentals of linear algebra
  2. (physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
  3. (music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.

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AdjectiveEdit

fundamental (comparative more fundamental, superlative most fundamental)

  1. Related to a foundation. base, or basis; serving as a foundation.
  2. essential; extremely important
    Synonym: elementary
    a fundamental truth;   a fundamental axiom;   a fundamental element;   fundamental principle;   fundamental law
    A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
    • 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
      Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […]  But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From fundament +‎ -al.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fɔndaməntaːl/, [fɔnd̥amənˈtˢæːˀl]
  • (file)

AdjectiveEdit

fundamental

  1. basic, fundamental

InflectionEdit

Inflection of fundamental
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular fundamental 2
Indefinite neuter singular fundamentalt 2
Plural fundamentale 2
Definite attributive1 fundamentale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin fundāmentālis.

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fundamental m or f (plural fundamentais)

  1. fundamental

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin fundāmentālis; synchronically analyzable as Fundament +‎ -al.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fʊndamɛnˈtaːl/
  • Hyphenation: fun‧da‧men‧tal
  • (file)

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fundamental (strong nominative masculine singular fundamentaler, comparative fundamentaler, superlative am fundamentalsten)

  1. fundamental
    Synonym: grundlegend

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin fundamentalis.

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fundamental (masculine and feminine fundamental, neuter fundamentalt, definite singular and plural fundamentale)

  1. fundamental, basic

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin fundamentalis.

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fundamental (neuter fundamentalt, definite singular and plural fundamentale)

  1. fundamental, basic

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin fundāmentālis.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: fun‧da‧men‧tal

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fundamental m or f (plural fundamentais)

  1. fundamental; essential (pertaining to the basic part or notion of something)
    Synonyms: essencial, básico

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French fondamental, from Latin fundamentalis. Equivalent to fundament +‎ -al.

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fundamental m or n (feminine singular fundamentală, masculine plural fundamentali, feminine and neuter plural fundamentale)

  1. fundamental

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin fundāmentālis.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fundamenˈtal/ [fũn̪.d̪a.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fun‧da‧men‧tal

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fundamental (plural fundamentales)

  1. fundamental

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fundamental (not comparable)

  1. fundamental

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of fundamental
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fundamental mer fundamental mest fundamental
Neuter singular fundamentalt mer fundamentalt mest fundamentalt
Plural fundamentala mer fundamentala mest fundamentala
Masculine plural3 fundamentale mer fundamentala mest fundamentala
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fundamentale mer fundamentale mest fundamentale
All fundamentala mer fundamentala mest fundamentala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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