fond

See also fonds, and Fonds

English

Etymology

From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of Middle English fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon +‎ -ed. More at fon.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)

1. affectionate

   a fond farewell

2. indulgent

   I have fond grandparents who spoil me.

3. outlandish; foolish; silly.

   Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:affectionate

Translations

affectionate

Danish: øm, kærlig Hungarian: szerető (hu), gyengéd (hu)

Portuguese: afeiçoado (pt) Russian: любящий (ru), нежный (ru)

indulgent

Danish: eftergivende

Hungarian: engedékeny (hu)

outlandish

Danish: eksotisk, aparte

Portuguese: insensato (pt)

Noun

fond (plural fonds)

1. The background design in lace-making.

Translations

background of lace

Verb

fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)

1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Translations

have affection for

Danish: glad, holde af (to be fond of)

Portuguese: ter carinho

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Noun

fond m.

1. fund

Derived terms

• investiční fond m.
• podílový fond m.
• otevřený fond m.
• uzavřený fond m.
• dluhopisový fond m.
• akciový fond m.
• penzijní fond m.
• růstový fond m.
• výnosový fond m.

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Danish

Etymology

From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-no-, *bʰudʰ-mn̥- (“bottom”).

Noun

fond c. (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)

1. stock, broth

Inflection

    Inflection of fond

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	fond	fonden	fonder	fonderne
genitive	fonds	fondens	fonders	fondernes

Noun

fond c. n. (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)

1. fund
2. foundation, donation

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French

Etymology

From Latin fundus

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fɔ̃/, SAMPA: /fO~/

Noun

fond m. (plural fonds)

1. back
2. bottom
3. fund; funding
4. foundation
5. (figuratively) basics, essence
6. background
7. (cooking) base

Related terms

• au fond
• fondation
• fondement
• fonder
• du fond du cœur
• à fond
• toile de fond

Verb

fond

1. third-person singular present indicative of fondre

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

fȍnd m. (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)

1. fund

Declension

    declension of fond

	singular	plural
nominative	fond	fondovi
genitive	fonda	fondova
dative	fondu	fondovima
accusative	fond	fondove
vocative	fonde	fondovi
locative	fondu	fondovima
instrumental	fondom	fondovima

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Swedish

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Noun

fond c.

1. fund
2. backdrop; a theatrical scenery
3. ("Kitchen French") broth

Declension

Declension of fond

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fond	fonden	fonder	fonderna
genitive	fonds	fondens	fonders	fondernas

Related terms

fund

• fondera