fond

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɒnd/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɑnd/ Rhymes: -ɒnd Homophone: fawned (cot–caught merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon +‎ -ed. More at fon. ==== Adjective ==== fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest) Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of] Affectionate. Indulgent, doting. Outlandish; foolish; silly. (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak. (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:affectionate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded) (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle. ===== Synonyms ===== (to caress): grope, pet, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle ===== Derived terms ===== fondle ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus. ==== Noun ==== fond (plural fonds) The background design in lace-making. (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables. (information science) A group of records having shared provenance. (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork. (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store. ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === Fond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Fonds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fond. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfont] === Noun === fond m inan fund ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fond”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “fond”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “fond”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Cognate with Danish bund. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈfʌnˀd̥] Homophone: font ==== Noun ==== fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder) fund foundation, donation === Etymology 2 === From French fond, identical to the former word. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈfʌnˀd̥], [ˈfʌŋ] ==== Noun ==== fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder) stock, broth ===== Inflection ===== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ̃/ Homophone: font === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French, from Latin fundus. Doublet of fonds. ==== Noun ==== fond m (plural fonds) back bottom fund; funding foundation (figuratively) content Synonym: contenu Coordinate term: forme le fond et la forme ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (figuratively) essence le fond du problème ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) background (cooking) base (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== fond third-person singular present indicative of fondre === Further reading === “fond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Alternative forms === fonjad === Etymology === fon +‎ -d === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfond] Hyphenation: fond Rhymes: -ond === Verb === fond second-person singular subjunctive present definite of fon == Ladin == === Etymology === From Latin fundus. === Noun === fond m (plural fonds) fund bottom == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fondo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔnt/ Rhymes: -ɔnt === Adjective === fond (feminine singular fonda, plural fondi) deep Synonyms: għammieq, profond ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === fond m depth (that which is deep below; the deepest part) Synonyms: għamieq, profondità base; bottom fund == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== fond alternative form of fend === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== fond alternative form of fonned === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== fond (Late Middle English) alternative form of fonden == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French fond, from Latin fundus. === Noun === fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda or fondene) a fund ==== Derived terms ==== pensjonsfond === References === “fond” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French fond, from Latin fundus. === Noun === fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda) a fund ==== Derived terms ==== pensjonsfond === References === “fond” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fond, itself from Latin fundus. Doublet of the inherited fund. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fond/ === Noun === fond n (plural fonduri) fund background content, substance, essence ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== în fond (“essentially, basically”) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fond. === Noun === fȍnd m inan (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд) fund ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From French fond. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fond c fund [since 1715] backdrop; a theatrical scenery [since 1783] (cooking, "Kitchen French") broth [since 1979] ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fund fondera ==== See also ==== buljong spad === References === fond in Svensk ordbok (SO) fond in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) fond in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)