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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin fundere, fundō, from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-. Doublet of fundir (to cast, to melt). Compare English found (to cast metal), founder (to sink).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /unˈdiɾ/ [ũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
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  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: hun‧dir

Verb

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hundir (first-person singular present hundo, first-person singular preterite hundí, past participle hundido)

  1. (transitive) to sink, engulf
  2. (transitive) to ruin, destroy
  3. (reflexive) to sink, sink down
  4. (reflexive) to collapse, cave in, subside
  5. (reflexive) to break down, go to pieces, fall apart

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