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founder

/ˈfaʊndə/FOWN-dur
/ˈfaʊndɚ/FOWN-dur

Meaningthe bottom

Common meaning: to sink

Journey through time

  1. Latinfundus‘the bottom’source
  2. Old Frenchfondrersource
  3. Middle Englishfoundrensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsthe bottom → to sinkfounder‘to sink’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin fundus ‘the bottom’.

Roots

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