fundi

See also: Fundi and fundí

English

Etymology 1

From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”).

Noun

fundi (plural fundis)

1. (South Africa, Zimbabwe) expert, guru, maven
   • 1972, The Rhodesia Science News, Vol. 6, p. 358:

     Alas I our small office staff boasted no bird fundi and the bird remained unindentified.

Etymology 2

Noun

fundi

1. plural of fundus

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”).

Noun

fundi (plural fundis)

1. expert, buff

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Catalan

Verb

fundi

1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of fundar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of fundar
3. third-person singular imperative form of fundar

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Esperanto

Verb

fundi (present fundas, past fundis, future fundos, conditional fundus, volitive fundu)

1. to found

Conjugation

Conjugation of fundi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense fundas fundis fundos active participle fundanta fundantaj fundinta fundintaj fundonta fundontaj acc. fundantan fundantajn fundintan fundintajn fundontan fundontajn passive participle fundata fundataj fundita funditaj fundota fundotaj acc. fundatan fundatajn funditan funditajn fundotan fundotajn nominal active participle fundanto fundantoj fundinto fundintoj fundonto fundontoj acc. fundanton fundantojn fundinton fundintojn fundonton fundontojn nominal passive participle fundato fundatoj fundito funditoj fundoto fundotoj acc. fundaton fundatojn funditon funditojn fundoton fundotojn adverbial active participle fundante fundinte fundonte adverbial passive participle fundate fundite fundote infinitive fundi imperative fundu conditional fundus

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Icelandic

Noun

fundi

1. indefinite dative singular of fundur
2. indefinite accusative plural of fundur

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.diː/, [ˈfʊn̪.d̪iː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.di/, [ˈfun̪.d̪i]

Verb

fundī

1. present passive infinitive of fundō

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Portuguese

Verb

fundi

1. first-person singular preterite of fundir

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Swahili

Etymology

Compare Swahili -funza.

Noun

fundi (ma class, plural mafundi)

1. craftsman; artisan

Derived terms=

• ufundi