funts

English

Noun

funts

1. plural of funt

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan fons (“bottom”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /funt͡s̺/ [fũnt͡s̺]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /funt͡s̺/ [fũnt͡s̺]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /funt͡s̻/ [fũnt͡s̻]

 

• Rhymes: -unts̺

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -unts̺
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -unts̻

• Hyphenation: funts

Noun

funts inan

1. foundation, basis

   Synonyms: muin, oinarri

2. reason

   Synonyms: ganora, zentzutasun

3. money, capital

   Synonym: kapital

Declension

Declension of funts (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	funts	funtsa	funtsak
ergative	funtsek	funtsak	funtsek
dative	funtsi	funtsari	funtsei
genitive	funtsen	funtsaren	funtsen
comitative	funtsekin	funtsarekin	funtsekin
causative	funtsengatik	funtsarengatik	funtsengatik
benefactive	funtsentzat	funtsarentzat	funtsentzat
instrumental	funtsez	funtsaz	funtsez
inessive	funtsetan	funtsean	funtsetan
locative	funtsetako	funtseko	funtsetako
allative	funtsetara	funtsera	funtsetara
terminative	funtsetaraino	funtseraino	funtsetaraino
directive	funtsetarantz	funtserantz	funtsetarantz
destinative	funtsetarako	funtserako	funtsetarako
ablative	funtsetatik	funtsetik	funtsetatik
partitive	funtsik	—	—
prolative	funstzat	—	—

Declension

• funsgabe (“unfounded”) (see there for further derivations)
• funski (“truly”)
• funtsatu (“to base”)
• funtsean (“in essence”)
• funtsera eta (“in the end”)
• funtsez (“properly”)
• funtsezko (“basic”)
• funtsezkotasun (“basicness”)

 

Further reading

• “funts”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “funts”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005