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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/26 17:54 UTC 版)
Contraction of fundamental, originating in Indian English.
funda (countable and uncountable, plural fundas or fundae or fundaes)
Whilst fundaes and fundae both occur as the plural of funda, fundas is far more widespread. The pluralization to fundae is by analogy to formula/formulae. The pluralization to fundas is by the simple addition of -s.
The word is frequently used in Indian quizzing circles to denote the interesting fact or concept behind a question.
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰondʰeh₂, from *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”), whence English bind. Alternatively, a loanword from an unknown language, which may also have been the source of Ancient Greek σφενδόνη (sphendónē, “sling”).
funda f (genitive fundae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | funda | fundae |
| genitive | fundae | fundārum |
| dative | fundae | fundīs |
| accusative | fundam | fundās |
| ablative | fundā | fundīs |
| vocative | funda | fundae |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
fundā
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