fundi

== English == === Etymology 1 === From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʊndiː/ ==== Noun ==== fundi (plural fundis) (South Africa, Zimbabwe) A master of a particular skill; an expert. === Etymology 2 === From Swahili fundi. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʊndiː/ ==== Noun ==== fundi (plural fundis) (East Africa) A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer. === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʌndiː/ ==== Noun ==== fundi (uncountable) The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis. ===== Alternative forms ===== fundungi ==== References ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “fundi”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʌndaɪ/, /ˈfʌndiː/ ==== Noun ==== fundi plural of fundus == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === fundi (plural fundis) expert, buff == Albanian == === Noun === fundi inflection of fund: definite nominative singular indefinite dative/ablative singular == Catalan == === Verb === fundi inflection of fundar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfundi/ Rhymes: -undi Syllabification: fun‧di === Verb === fundi (present fundas, past fundis, future fundos, conditional fundus, volitive fundu) to found ==== Conjugation ==== == Galician == === Verb === fundi (reintegrationist norm) inflection of fundir: first-person singular preterite indicative second-person plural imperative == Icelandic == === Noun === fundi indefinite dative singular of fundur indefinite accusative plural of fundur == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊn.diː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfun.di] === Verb === fundī present passive infinitive of fundō == Old Norse == === Noun === fundi accusative plural of fundr == Portuguese == === Verb === fundi inflection of fundir: first-person singular preterite indicative second-person plural imperative == Swahili == === Etymology === Compare Swahili -funza. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fundi class V (plural mafundi class VI) craftsman; artisan ==== Derived terms ==== ufundi