fundus
From Proto-Italic *funðos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-(m)n-o-s, from *bʰudʰmḗn. Compare the similar treatment in Ancient Greek πύνδαξ (púndax, “bottom”). Cognates include Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), Persian بن (bon, “root, bottom”), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmḗn, “bottom”), and Old English botm(English bottom).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfun.dus/, [ˈfʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfun.dus/, [ˈfun̪d̪us]
Noun
fundus m (genitive fundī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fundus | fundī |
| Genitive | fundī | fundōrum |
| Dative | fundō | fundīs |
| Accusative | fundum | fundōs |
| Ablative | fundō | fundīs |
| Vocative | funde | fundī |