fondement

French

Etymology

From Old French fondement, from Latin fundamentum.

Noun

fondement m (plural fondements)

1. foundation
2. fundament (anus)

Further reading

• “fondement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• fundement

Etymology

From Latin fundamentum.

Noun

fondement oblique singular, m (oblique plural fondemenz or fondementz, nominative singular fondemenz or fondementz, nominative plural fondement)

1. foundation, start, beginning
2. foundation (of a building)

Descendants

• fondement