vundament
Estonian
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin fundāmentum, via German Fundament.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vundament (genitive vundamendi, partitive vundamenti)
- (architecture) foundation (the lowest part of a building through which the building rests on the ground)
- Homme hakatakse vundamenti valama.
- The foundation will be cast tomorrow.
- Vanade hoonete vundamentidele ehitati uued majad.
- New houses were built on the foundations of old buildings.
- (figuratively) base, basis, foundation
- Noored tahavad oma elu kindlale vundamendile rajada.
- Young people want to build their lives on a solid foundation.
- Kool peab andma tugeva teadmiste vundamendi.
- The school must provide a strong foundation of knowledge.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of vundament (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vundament | vundamendid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vundamendi | ||
| genitive | vundamentide | ||
| partitive | vundamenti | vundamente vundamentisid | |
| illative | vundamenti vundamendisse |
vundamentidesse vundamendesse | |
| inessive | vundamendis | vundamentides vundamendes | |
| elative | vundamendist | vundamentidest vundamendest | |
| allative | vundamendile | vundamentidele vundamendele | |
| adessive | vundamendil | vundamentidel vundamendel | |
| ablative | vundamendilt | vundamentidelt vundamendelt | |
| translative | vundamendiks | vundamentideks vundamendeks | |
| terminative | vundamendini | vundamentideni | |
| essive | vundamendina | vundamentidena | |
| abessive | vundamendita | vundamentideta | |
| comitative | vundamendiga | vundamentidega | |