fundans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of fundō (“found, establish”).

Participle

fundāns (genitive fundantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. founding, establishing, laying the foundation
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.259-261:
      Ut prīmum ālātīs tetigit māgālia plantīs,
      Aenēān fundantem arcēs ac tēcta novantem
      cōnspicit [...].
      As soon as [Mercury], with his winged feet, has reached the outer huts [of Carthage], he spots Aeneas establishing fortifications and building new homes.
  2. (figuratively) securing, making firm

Declension

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