different between funder vs fonder

English

Etymology

fund +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?(?)

Noun

funder (plural funders)

1. One who funds.

Related terms

• fund

Anagrams

• refund

Danish

Verb

funder

1. imperative of fundere

Interlingua

Verb

funder

1. to melt

Latin

Verb

funder

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fund?

Old French

Alternative forms

• fonder
• founder

Etymology

From Latin fund?.

Verb

funder

1. (Anglo-Norman) to found
2. (Anglo-Norman) to build; to construct; to make

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• ? Middle English: founden
  • English: found
• French: fonder

English

Adjective

fonder

1. comparative form of fond: more fond

Anagrams

• Ferdon, forend

French

Etymology

From Old French fonder and its variants, from Latin fund?re, present active infinitive of fund?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.de/
• Homophones: fondai, fondé, fondée, fondées, fondés, fondez

Verb

fonder

1. to found

Conjugation

Derived terms

• fondateur

Related terms

• fond

Further reading

• “fonder” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• fondre, fronde, refond

Swedish

Noun

fonder

1. indefinite plural of fond