LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

fundāmen

fundāmen n (genitive fundāminis)
Classical[fʊnˈdaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[funˈdaː.men]

Meaning

  1. foundation
  2. basis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefundāmenfundāmina
genitivefundāminisfundāminum
dativefundāminīfundāminibus
accusativefundāmenfundāmina
ablativefundāminefundāminibus
vocativefundāmenfundāmina

fundāmen, ĭnis, n. 2. fundo,
I. a foundation (poet. for the class. fundamentum; mostly in plur.): ponere fundamina, Verg. G. 4, 161: Siculae terrae, Ov. M. 5, 361: rerum, id. ib. 15, 433; id. F. 4, 835.—In sing.: fundamine magno res Romana valet, Ov. M. 14, 808; Hier. Gal. 4, 1; 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin fundāmen From fundō (“found, establish”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does fundāmen mean in Latin?
fundāmen, a noun, means “foundation; basis”.
What is the genitive of fundāmen?
The genitive singular is fundāminis. fundāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce fundāmen?
In classical Latin, [fʊnˈdaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [funˈdaː.men].