fonda

See also: Fonda and fondà

English

Etymology

From Spanish fonda, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel; manor”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (pan-, “all, every”) + the combining form of δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to receive”) + -εῖον (-eîon, “-ium: forming building names”). Doublet of fonduk and fondaco.

Noun

fonda (plural fondas)

1. An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
   • 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 271:

     Nothing was ever stolen in the Hotel Montana. In other fondas, yes. Not here.

Hypernyms

• See Thesaurus:lodging place

Anagrams

• NAFOD, danfo

Asturian

Adjective

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfon.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfon.da]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan fonda, from Old French fonde, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “hotel, inn”), from Ancient Greek πάνδοκος (pándokos, “innkeeper”). Compare Spanish fonda.

Noun

fonda f (plural fondes)

1. fonda, inn

Etymology 2

Adjective

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondo

Further reading

• “fonda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “fonda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “fonda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃.da/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: fondas, fondât

Verb

fonda

1. third-person singular past historic of fonder

Anagrams

• à donf, à fond

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin funda. Doublet of funda. Cognate with Portuguese funda and Spanish honda.

Alternative forms

• zondra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfondɐ]

Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)

1. sling
   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 47:

     Et desque os moços forõ creçendo, treuellauã et loytauã moytas vezes hũu cõ o outro, et lançauã as pedras cõ as fondas segundo que fazẽ os moços.

     And as the boys were growing up, they played and wrestled together frequently, and threw stones with slings as boys do

2. slingshot

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fonda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fondas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fonda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fonda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fonda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfon.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: fón‧da

Etymology 1

Adjective

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondo

Noun

fonda f (plural fonde)

1. (nautical) anchorage

   alla fonda ― at anchor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fonda

1. inflection of fondare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fonda

1. inflection of fondere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Adjective

fonda f

1. feminine singular of fond

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fondene

Noun

fonda n

1. definite plural of fond

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fonda n

1. definite plural of fond

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin funda (“hand-sling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhonda/

Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)

1. sling, slingshot
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 47r:

     Lidio dd̃ cõ el philiſteo epriſo dd̃ .v. piedras. dela torrient. emetiolas en ſue talega epuſola una enla fonda e diol enla fruente ematol. e vino a el etomo el eſpada. de golias. etaiol la cabeça. el eſpada ela cabeça aduxola aieruſalem.

     David fought the Philistine. And David took five stones from the stream and put them in his pouch. And he put one in his sling and struck him in the forehead and killed him. And he approached him and took Goliath's sword and cut off his head. And the sword and the head he brought to Jerusalem.

Descendants

• Spanish: honda

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fonder.

Verb

a fonda (third-person singular present fondează, past participle fondat) 1st conj.

1. to found, to establish

Conjugation

    conjugation of fonda (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a fonda
gerund			fondând
past participle			fondat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	fondez	fondezi	fondează	fondăm	fondați	fondează
	imperfect	fondam	fondai	fonda	fondam	fondați	fondau
	simple perfect	fondai	fondași	fondă	fondarăm	fondarăți	fondară
	pluperfect	fondasem	fondaseși	fondase	fondaserăm	fondaserăți	fondaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să fondez	să fondezi	să fondeze	să fondăm	să fondați	să fondeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		fondează			fondați
	negative		nu fonda			nu fondați

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfonda/ [ˈfõn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -onda
• Syllabification: fon‧da

Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)

1. small, inexpensive restaurant
2. boarding house, inn, or tavern providing lodging and meals

   Synonym: posada

3. stall or canteen where food and drinks are served

Derived terms

• fondero
• fondista

 

Related terms

• fondac

 

Descendants

• → English: fonda

Further reading

• “fonda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28