fundus

English

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Etymology

From Latin fundus (“bottom”).

Noun

fundus (plural fundi)

1. (anatomy) the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially
   1. the top, hollow portion of the uterus and
   2. the back, interior part of the eye: the retina and associated blood vessels, etc.
   3. the uppermost curve of the stomach

Derived terms

• fundectomy
• fundic
• fundusectomy

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Verb

fundus

1. conditional of fundi

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn. Cognates include Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), Persian بن (bon, “root, bottom”), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmēn, “bottom”), and Old English botm (English bottom).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.dus/

Noun

fundus m (genitive fundī); second declension

1. bottom, lowest part,
2. farm, piece of land, estate
3. ground
4. foundation
5. an authority

Inflection

Second declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fundus	fundī
genitive	fundī	fundōrum
dative	fundō	fundīs
accusative	fundum	fundōs
ablative	fundō	fundīs
vocative	funde	fundī

Derived terms

• funditus
• fundō
• fundulus
• profundus

Related terms

• fundāmen
• fundāmentum
• fundātiō

• fundātor
• fundātus

Descendants

• Albanian: fund
• Aromanian: fund, fundu
• Asturian: fondu
• Catalan: fons
• English: fund
• French: fond
• Friulian: font, fonz
• Italian: fondo

• Occitan: fons
• Portuguese: fundo
• Romanian: fund
• Russian: фонд (fond)
• Sardinian: fundhu, fundu, funnu
• Sicilian: funnu
• Spanish: fondo, fundo, hondo
• Venetian: fondo

References

• fundus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879