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5-letter words (1 found)

FONDA,

4-letter words (5 found)

DONA,FADO,FAND,FANO,FOND,

3-letter words (11 found)

ADO,AND,DAN,DOF,DON,FAD,FAN,FON,NOD,OAF,ODA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AD,AN,DA,DO,FA,NA,NO,OD,OF,ON,

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Definitions and meaning of fonda

fonda

Etymology

From Spanish fonda, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, inn, hotel; manor), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (pan-, all, every) + the combining form of δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, to receive) + -εῖον (-eîon, -ium: forming building names). Doublet of fonduk and fondaco.

Noun

fonda (plural fondas)

  1. An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.

Hypernyms

  • See Thesaurus:lodging place

Anagrams

  • NAFOD, danfo

Asturian

Adjective

fonda

  1. feminine singular of fondu

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfon.də]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈfon.da]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan fonda, from Old French fonde, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, hotel, inn), from Ancient Greek πάνδοκος (pándokos, innkeeper). Compare Spanish fonda.

Noun

fonda f (plural fondes)

  1. fonda, inn

Etymology 2

Adjective

fonda

  1. feminine singular of fondo

Further reading

  • “fonda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “fonda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “fonda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃.da/
  • Homophones: fondas, fondât

Verb

fonda

  1. third-person singular past historic of fonder

Anagrams

  • à donf, à fond

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin funda. Doublet of funda. Cognate with Portuguese funda and Spanish honda.

Alternative forms

  • zondra

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfondɐ]

Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)

  1. sling
  2. slingshot

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fonda

  1. feminine singular of fondo

References

  • “fonda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “fondas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “fonda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “fonda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “fonda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfon.da/
  • Rhymes: -onda
  • Hyphenation: fón‧da

Etymology 1

Adjective

fonda

  1. feminine singular of fondo

Noun

fonda f (plural fonde)

  1. (nautical) anchorage
    alla fondaat anchor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fonda

  1. inflection of fondare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fonda

  1. inflection of fondere:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Adjective

fonda f

  1. feminine singular of fond

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • fondene

Noun

fonda n

  1. definite plural of fond

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fonda n

  1. definite plural of fond

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin funda (hand-sling).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhonda/

Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)

  1. sling, slingshot

Descendants

  • Spanish: honda

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fonder.

Verb

a fonda (third-person singular present fondează, past participle fondat) 1st conj.

  1. to found, to establish

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, inn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfonda/ [ˈfõn̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -onda
  • Syllabification: fon‧da

Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)

  1. small, inexpensive restaurant
  2. boarding house, inn, or tavern providing lodging and meals
    Synonym: posada
  3. stall or canteen where food and drinks are served

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: fonda

Further reading

  • “fonda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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