fondamentan.

Brit.

/ˌfɒndəˈmɛntə/, U.S.

/ˌfɑndəˈmɛn(t)ə/

Inflections: Plural fondamentas, fondamente.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian fondamenta.

Etymology: < Italian regional (Venice) fondamenta bank alongside a canal in Venice (1540), specific sense development of fondamenta foundation (14th cent.) < classical Latin fundāmenta , plural of fundāmentum fundament n., by reanalysis of the Latin neuter plural as a feminine singular noun.In the plural form fondamente after the Italian plural form.

In Venice: the bank alongside a canal for use by pedestrians.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bank > [noun] > of canal

berm-bank1854

fondamenta1866

1866 Morning Post 8 Dec. 6/5 People..retired from the hall, and assembled on the Fondamenta.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Jan. 4/1 The sea begins to flood Venice under the pavements, and not over the fondamente, which are usually higher than the streets.

1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak i. vi. 48 With the dusk the fondamenta began to be lamplit.

1990 R. Sukenick in W. Abraham Prize Stories 1991 O. Henry Awards (1991) 301 Sitting in your apartment overlooking canal, quai-like fondamenta, bridges, tourists and Venetians.

2002 P. Weideger Venetian Dreaming v. 56 I enjoyed walking around because, provided that I kept to the fondamentas, I never got lost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fondamenta
释义	fondamentan. Brit. /ˌfɒndəˈmɛntə/, U.S. /ˌfɑndəˈmɛn(t)ə/ Inflections: Plural fondamentas, fondamente. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian fondamenta. Etymology: < Italian regional (Venice) fondamenta bank alongside a canal in Venice (1540), specific sense development of fondamenta foundation (14th cent.) < classical Latin fundāmenta , plural of fundāmentum fundament n., by reanalysis of the Latin neuter plural as a feminine singular noun.In the plural form fondamente after the Italian plural form. In Venice: the bank alongside a canal for use by pedestrians. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bank > [noun] > of canal berm-bank1854 fondamenta1866 1866 Morning Post 8 Dec. 6/5 People..retired from the hall, and assembled on the Fondamenta. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Jan. 4/1 The sea begins to flood Venice under the pavements, and not over the fondamente, which are usually higher than the streets. 1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak i. vi. 48 With the dusk the fondamenta began to be lamplit. 1990 R. Sukenick in W. Abraham Prize Stories 1991 O. Henry Awards (1991) 301 Sitting in your apartment overlooking canal, quai-like fondamenta, bridges, tourists and Venetians. 2002 P. Weideger Venetian Dreaming v. 56 I enjoyed walking around because, provided that I kept to the fondamentas, I never got lost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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