"foundation" meaning in Englisch

See foundation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: faʊnˈdeɪʃən, faʊnˈdeɪʃənz Audio: En-us-foundation.ogg Forms: the foundation [singular], the foundations [plural]
Etymology: von lateinisch fundare ^(→ la) über altfranzösisch fondation ins Mittelenglisch
  1. Fundament
    Sense id: de-foundation-en-noun-45eKiS1t
  2. Grundlage
    Sense id: de-foundation-en-noun-HBIjVC6z
  3. Gründung
    Sense id: de-foundation-en-noun-~kme1DD8
  4. Stiftung
    Sense id: de-foundation-en-noun-31XK0lXL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Fundament): Fundament [neuter] (Deutsch) Translations (Grundlage): Grundlage [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Gründung): Gründung [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Stiftung): Stiftung [feminine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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