Fund

See also: fund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vunt (“finding, discovery, find”), ultimately from the root of finden. Cognate with Old Norse fundr, Dutch vond (“discovery, invention”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʊnt/
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  • Homophone: Pfund (regional)
  • Rhymes: -ʊnt

Noun

Fund m (strong, genitive Fundes or Funds, plural Funde or Fünde, diminutive Fündchen n or Fündlein n)

  1. discovery, finding, find (an instance of finding; something that is found)

Declension
Declension of Fund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fund die Funde, Fünde
genitive eines des Fundes, Funds der Funde, Fünde
dative einem dem Fund, Funde1 den Funden, Fünden
accusative einen den Fund die Funde, Fünde

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Fund”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Fund” in Duden online
  • “Fund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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