foundation stone

English

Noun

foundation stone (plural foundation stones)

1. A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony.
2. (figurative) The basis of something.

Related terms

• cornerstone

Translations

stone laid during construction

• Bulgarian: крайъгълен камък m (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk)
• Danish: grundsten c
• Finnish: please add this translation if you can
• French: première pierre f
• Hebrew: אֶבֶן יְסוֹד f (even yesod), אֶבֶן פִּנָּה (he) f (even pinah), אֶבֶן שְׁתִיָּה (he) f (even shtiyah)
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• Hungarian: alapkő (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: grunnstein m

  Nynorsk: grunnstein m

• Portuguese: primeira pedra f, pedra fundamental f
• Russian: краеуго́льный ка́мень (ru) m (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ)