LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

funda

funda f (genitive fundae)
Classical[ˈfʊn.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈfun.da]

Meaning

  1. femininea hand-sling
    Coordinate term: fustibalus (“a sling-staff, a stick sling”)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

lōrum quō lapis in hostem torquētur
funda -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 10

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefundafundae
genitivefundaefundārum
dativefundaefundīs
accusativefundamfundās
ablativefundāfundīs
vocativefundafundae

funda, ae, f. Sanscr. spandē, itch; Gr. σφαδάζω, to move convulsively; σφοδρός, σφεδανός, impassioned; σφενδόνη; cf. 3. fūsus,
I. a sling.
I. Lit.: funda dicta eo, quod ex ea fundantur lapides, id est emittantur, Isid. Orig. 18, 10, 1: inde fundis, sagittis, tormentis hostes propelli ac summoveri jussit, Caes. B. G. 4, 25, 1; 5, 35 fin.; 5, 43, 1; Liv. 38, 29, 4 sq.; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 201; Plaut. Poen. 2, 32 sq.; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 16; Cic. poët. Fragm. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 73; Verg. G. 1, 309; id. A. 9, 586; Ov. M. 4, 517 al.—
II. Transf.
A. That which is thrown with a sling, the sling-stone, missile,, Sil. 10, 152. —
B. A casting-net, drag-net, Verg. G. 1, 141.—
C. (From the similarity to the hollow of a sling in which the stone lay, like σφενδόνη.) The hollow of a ring in which a jewel is set, the bezel, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 116 (in Cic. Off. 3, 9, 38, called pala anuli).—
D. A money-bag, purse, Macr. S. 2, 4 fin.

Origins

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”).

Borrowings
  • Catalanfunda
  • Portuguesefunda
  • Spanishfunda
  • Asturianfunda
  • Asturianflunda
  • Asturianalfunda
  • Galicianfunda
  • Greekφούνταfrom Koine Greek φοῦνδα
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianfunda
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfonda
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfona
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishhondafrom Old Spanish fonda
  • Aragonesefonda
  • Asturianfonda
  • Galicianfondafrom Old Galician-Portuguese fonda

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFundaFunda (σφενδόνη), a sling. The light troops of the Greek and Roman armies included a certain proportion of slingers (funditores, σφενδονῆται). In the …

Quick answers

What does funda mean in Latin?
funda, a noun, means “a hand-sling”.
What is the genitive of funda?
The genitive singular is fundae. funda is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce funda?
In classical Latin, [ˈfʊn.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfun.da].