foundation

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• IPA: /faʊ̯nˈdei̯ʃn̩/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Etymology

From Latin fundātiō.

Noun

foundation (plural foundations)

1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

   The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis; underbuilding.
3. (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

   The foundations of this construction have been laid out.

   • 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, The Onion AV Club:

     “Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.

4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

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6. (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

Derived terms

• foundation stone

Translations

act of founding

• Arabic: إِنْشاء (ar), إِشَادَة (ar), إِيجاد (ar), تَأْسِيس (ar), رَفْع (ar)
• Armenian: հիմնադրում (hy) (himnadrum) , հիմնում (hy) (himnum) 
• Catalan: fundació f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奠基 (cmn)

• Czech: založení (cs) n
• Danish: grundlæggelse (da) c
• Dutch: stichting (nl) f
• Esperanto: fondo (eo)
• Finnish: perustaminen (fi)
• German: Gründung (de) f

• Hebrew: ייסוד (yesud) m, כינון (kinun) m
• Occitan: fondacion (oc) f
• Polish: założenie n, ufundowanie n
• Romanian: fondare (ro) f, întemeiere (ro) f, înființare (ro) f, fundamentare (ro) f- ; fundație (ro) f, temelie (ro) f
• Russian: основание (ru) (osnovánije) n , учреждение (ru) (učreždénije) n 
• Serbo-Croatian: utemeljenje (sh), osnivanje (sh), fundiranje (sh), zasnivanje (sh)
• Spanish: fundación (es)
• Swahili: msingi (sw)
• Swedish: grundläggning (sv) c
• Turkish: kuruluş (tr)

that upon which anything is founded

• Armenian: հիմք (hy) (himk’) 
• Bashkir: нигеҙ (ba) (nigeð) 
• Catalan: fundació f
• Czech: základy (cs) m pl
• Danish: fundament (da) n, grundlag (da) n
• Dutch: fundament (nl) n
• Esperanto: fundamento (eo)
• Finnish: perustus (fi) (concrete), perusta (fi) (figuratively)
• German: Grundlage (de) f
• Hebrew: יסוד m, בָּסִיס /bɑsis/ m
• Icelandic: grunnur (is) m
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: بناغه (ku) (binAgha)

• Norwegian: Fundament (no)
• Occitan: fondacion (oc) f
• Polish: fundament (pl)
• Russian: фундамент (ru) (fundáment) m , основа (ru) (osnóva) f , базис (ru) (bázis) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: podloga (sh), fundament (sh)
• Sindhi: پِيڙهه f, بنياد m
• Spanish: cimiento (es) m
• Swahili: msingi (sw)
• Swedish: grund (sv) c, fundament (sv) n
• Turkish: temel (tr)
• Welsh: sylfaen (cy)

lowest and supporting part or member of a wall

• Armenian: հիմք (hy) (himk’) 
• Bashkir: нигеҙ (ba) (nigeð) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地基 (cmn)

• Danish: fundament (da) n
• Dutch: fundering (nl)
• Finnish: perustus (fi)
• German: Fundament (de) n, Gründung (de) f
• Greek: Θεμελιο (el) (Themelio), θεμέλιο (el) (themelio) n 
• Hebrew: תשתית (he) f (tàshteet)
• Icelandic: grunnur (is) m

• Italian: fondazione (it) f
• Norwegian: grunnmur (no)
• Polish: fundament (pl) m
• Romanian: fundație (ro) f, temelie (ro) f, bază (ro) f
• Russian: цоколь (ru) (cókol') m 
• Scottish Gaelic: bun-stèidh (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian: temelj (sh), fundament (sh)
• Sindhi: پِيڙهه f, بنياد m
• Spanish: cimiento (es) m
• Swahili: msingi (sw)
• Swedish: grund (sv) c, bas (sv) c
• Turkish: kāide (tr)

legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution

• Finnish: peruspääoma (fi)
• Romanian: fundație (ro) f
• Russian: фонд (ru) (fond) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: fondacija (sh), zadužbina (sh)
• Sindhi: پِيڙهڪا f

• Swahili: msingi (sw)
• Swedish: grundplåt (sv) c, kapital (sv) n, fond (sv) c, arv (sv) n, testamente (sv) n, förmögenhet (sv) c, stiftelse (sv) c, donation (sv) c
• Turkish: kuruluş (tr)

endowed institution or charity

• Arabic: أَوْقاف (ar), حُبُس (ar), حَبيس (ar), حَبيسَة (ar)
• Armenian: հիմնադրամ (hy) (himnadram) 
• Bashkir: хәйриә (ba) (xäyriä) 
• Catalan: fundació f
• Cherokee: ᎦᎫᏍᏓᎥ (chr) (gagusdav)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基金会 (cmn)

• Czech: nadace (cs) f
• Dutch: stichting (nl) f
• Esperanto: fondaĵo (eo)
• Finnish: säätiö (fi)
• German: Stiftung (de) f
• Hebrew: קרן (keren) f

• Icelandic: stofnun (is) f
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ده‌سگا (ku) (dasgA), ده‌زگا (ku) (dazgA)

• Occitan: fondacion (oc) f
• Polish: fundacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: fundação (pt) f
• Romanian: fundație (ro) f
• Russian: фонд (ru) (fond) m 
• Sindhi: پِيڙهڪا f
• Spanish: fundación (es) f
• Swahili: msingi (sw)
• Swedish: stiftelse (sv) c, fond (sv) c
• Turkish: vakıf (tr), yardım kurumu (tr)

cosmetic cream

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 粉底 (cmn) (fěndǐ)

• French: fond de teint (fr) m
• German: Foundation (de) f
• Hungarian: alapozó (hu)
• Icelandic: meik (is) n
• Japanese: ファンデーション (ja) (fandēshon)

• Polish: podkład (pl) m
• Portuguese: base (pt) f
• Russian: тональный крем (ru) (tonálʹnyj krem) m 
• Serbo-Croatian: podloga (sh), подлога (sh) f
• Swedish: foundation (sv) c
• Turkish: fondöten (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• Afrikaans: stigting
• French: fondation f
• Italian: fondamenta
• Spanish: fundar, dotar de fondos
• Vietnamese: nền