fondre

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fundere, from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfon.dɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfon.dɾe] === Verb === fondre (first-person singular present fonc, first-person singular preterite fonguí, past participle fos); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/ (transitive) to melt, to cause to melt (reflexive) to melt, to be melted (transitive) to cast (with a mold) (pronominal) to disappear Synonym: desaparèixer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fonedor === Further reading === “fondre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fondre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fondre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fondre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere (“to melt”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ̃dʁ/ === Verb === fondre (transitive) to melt, melt down, smelt (intransitive) to melt (intransitive) to melt away, waste away (intransitive) to dwindle; to diminish (reflexive, se fondre dans) to blend in, blend into ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fondre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === fonder, fronde, refond == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin fundere (“to melt”). === Verb === fondre to melt ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: fondre