Fundament

See also: fundament

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fundament, from Old High German fundament, from Latin fundāmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʊndaˈmɛnt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fundament n (strong, genitive Fundamentes or Fundaments, plural Fundamente)

1. 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.

2. base
3. footing, grounding

Declension

Declension of Fundament [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	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

• “Fundament” in Duden online
• “Fundament” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Variant of Fëllement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fundɑmˈænt]

Noun

Fundament n (plural Fundamenter)

1. foundation
2. base

Synonyms

• Fëllement
• Basis

Further reading

• Fundament in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire