fonds

See also: fond and Fonds

English

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fonds

1. plural of fond

Etymology 2

From French fonds. Doublet of fund.

Noun

fonds (plural fonds)

1. The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source.

Danish

Noun

fonds n or c

1. indefinite genitive singular of fond

Dutch

Etymology

From French fonds.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

fonds n (plural fondsen, diminutive fondsje n)

1. fund (amount of money, usually on an account, destined for some purpose)
2. (finance) stock (e.g. in an exchange)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: fonds
• → Papiamentu: fonds (dated)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fonds m

1. plural of fond

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French funz (“cultivated or developed land”), from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond.

Noun

fonds m (plural fonds)

1. fund, funds
2. resources
3. (Switzerland) field

Derived terms

• à fonds perdu
• être en fonds
• fonds commercial

Descendants

• → Dutch: fonds
  • → Indonesian: fonds
  • → Papiamentu: fonds (dated)
• → English: fonds
• → German: Fonds

References

• “fonds”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fonds

1. inflection of fondre:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fonds, from French fonds.

Noun

fonds (first-person possessive fondsku, second-person possessive fondsmu, third-person possessive fondsnya)

1. fund

Swedish

Noun

fonds

1. indefinite genitive singular of fond