fondre

See also: fondré

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Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō, from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

Pronunciation

Verb

fondre (first-person singular present fonc, past participle fos)

  1. (transitive) to melt, to cause to melt
  2. (reflexive) to melt, to be melted
  3. (transitive) to cast (with a mold)

Conjugation

as prendre except for the past participle (fos)

Conjugation of fondre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
infinitive fondre
present participle fonent
past participle masculine feminine
singular fos fosa
plural fosos foses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fonc fons fon fonem foneu fonen
imperfect fonia fonies fonia foníem foníeu fonien
future fondré fondràs fondrà fondrem fondreu fondran
preterite fonguí fongueres fongué fonguérem fonguéreu fongueren
conditional fondria fondries fondria fondríem fondríeu fondrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fongui fonguis fongui fonguem fongueu fonguin
imperfect fongués fonguessis fongués fonguéssim fonguéssiu fonguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— fon fongui fonguem foneu fonguin

References

French

Etymology

From Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō (“I melt”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃dʁ/
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Verb

fondre

  1. (transitive) to melt, melt down, smelt
  2. (intransitive) to melt
  3. (intransitive) to melt away, waste away
  4. (intransitive) to dwindle; to diminish
  5. (reflexive, se fondre dans) to blend in, blend into

Conjugation
Conjugation of fondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle fondant
/fɔ̃.dɑ̃/
past participle fondu
/fɔ̃.dy/
infinitive
simple fondre
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple fondant
/fɔ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present fonds
/fɔ̃/		 fonds
/fɔ̃/		 fond
/fɔ̃/		 fondons
/fɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 fondez
/fɔ̃.de/		 fondent
/fɔ̃d/
imperfect fondais
/fɔ̃.dɛ/		 fondais
/fɔ̃.dɛ/		 fondait
/fɔ̃.dɛ/		 fondions
/fɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 fondiez
/fɔ̃.dje/		 fondaient
/fɔ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 fondis
/fɔ̃.di/		 fondis
/fɔ̃.di/		 fondit
/fɔ̃.di/		 fondîmes
/fɔ̃.dim/		 fondîtes
/fɔ̃.dit/		 fondirent
/fɔ̃.diʁ/
future fondrai
/fɔ̃.dʁe/		 fondras
/fɔ̃.dʁa/		 fondra
/fɔ̃.dʁa/		 fondrons
/fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 fondrez
/fɔ̃.dʁe/		 fondront
/fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional fondrais
/fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 fondrais
/fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 fondrait
/fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 fondrions
/fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 fondriez
/fɔ̃.dʁi.je/		 fondraient
/fɔ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present fonde
/fɔ̃d/		 fondes
/fɔ̃d/		 fonde
/fɔ̃d/		 fondions
/fɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 fondiez
/fɔ̃.dje/		 fondent
/fɔ̃d/
imperfect2 fondisse
/fɔ̃.dis/		 fondisses
/fɔ̃.dis/		 fondît
/fɔ̃.di/		 fondissions
/fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/		 fondissiez
/fɔ̃.di.sje/		 fondissent
/fɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fonds
/fɔ̃/		 — fondons
/fɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 fondez
/fɔ̃.de/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

From Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō (“to melt”).

Verb

fondre

  1. to melt

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of fondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive fondre avoir fondu, fus
gerund en fondant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle fondant
past participle fondu, fus
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present font fonz font fondons fondez fondent
imperfect fondoie, fondeie fondoies, fondeies fondoit, fondeit fondiiens, fondiens fondiiez, fondiez fondoient, fondeient
preterite fondi fondis fondi fondimes fondistes fondirent
future fondrai fondras fondra fondrons fondroiz, fondreiz, fondrez fondront
conditional fondroie, fondreie fondroies, fondreies fondroit, fondreit fondriiens, fondriens fondriiez, fondriez fondroient, fondreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present fonde fondes fonde fondons fondez fondent
imperfect fondisse fondisses fondist fondissons, fondissiens fondissoiz, fondissez, fondissiez fondissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— font — fondons fondez —

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