fondamento

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fondamento (“foundation”). Doublet of fundament. === Noun === fondamento (plural fondamentos) A quay along an Italian waterway. (music) An instrumental bass part that forms the basis of the melody, and against which other instruments provide harmony. == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin fundāmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fon.daˈmen.to/ Rhymes: -ento Hyphenation: fon‧da‧mén‧to === Noun === fondamento m (plural fondamenti m or (building foundations) fondamenta f) fundamental foundation, basis (architecture, usually in the plural) foundations, groundwork ==== Usage notes ==== The feminine plural fondamenta is used for foundations of a building. ==== Related terms ==== fondamenta fondamentale ==== Descendants ==== → English: fondamento === Further reading === fondamento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === fomentando