# fonda
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish fonda, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel; manor”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all, every”) + the combining form of δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to receive”) + -εῖον (-eîon, “-ium: forming building names”). Doublet of fonduk and fondaco.

### Noun

fonda (plural fondas)
* An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
** 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 271:Nothing was ever stolen in the Hotel Montana. In other fondas, yes. Not here.

#### Hypernyms

* See Thesaurus:lodging place

### Anagrams

* NAFOD, danfo

## Asturian
### Adjective

fonda
* feminine singular of fondu

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfon.də]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈfon.da]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan fonda, from Old French fonde, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “hotel, inn”), from Ancient Greek πάνδοκος (pándokos, “innkeeper”). Compare Spanish fonda.

#### Noun

fonda f (plural fondes)
* fonda, inn

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

fonda
* feminine singular of fondo

### Further reading

* “fonda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “fonda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “fonda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔ̃.da/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: fondas, fondât

### Verb

fonda
* third-person singular past historic of fonder

### Anagrams

* à donf, à fond

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin funda. Doublet of funda. Cognate with Portuguese funda and Spanish honda.

#### Alternative forms

* zondra

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfondɐ]

#### Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)
* sling
** 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 47:Et desque os moços forõ creçendo, treuellauã et loytauã moytas vezes hũu cõ o outro, et lançauã as pedras cõ as fondas segundo que fazẽ os moços.And as the boys were growing up, they played and wrestled together frequently, and threw stones with slings as boys do
* slingshot

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

fonda
* feminine singular of fondo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fonda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fondas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fonda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fonda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fonda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfon.da/
* Rhymes: -onda
* Hyphenation: fón‧da

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

fonda
* feminine singular of fondo

#### Noun

fonda f (plural fonde)
* (nautical) anchorage
    alla fonda ― at anchor

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

fonda
* inflection of fondare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

fonda
* inflection of fondere:
** first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Maltese
### Adjective

fonda f
* feminine singular of fond

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* fondene

### Noun

fonda n
* definite plural of fond

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

fonda n
* definite plural of fond

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin funda (“hand-sling”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhonda/

### Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)
* sling, slingshot
** c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 47r:Lidio dd̃ cõ el philiſteo epriſo dd̃ .v. piedras. dela torrient. emetiolas en ſue talega epuſola una enla fonda e diol enla fruente ematol. e vino a el etomo el eſpada. de golias. etaiol la cabeça. el eſpada ela cabeça aduxola aieruſalem.David fought the Philistine. And David took five stones from the stream and put them in his pouch. And he put one in his sling and struck him in the forehead and killed him. And he approached him and took Goliath's sword and cut off his head. And the sword and the head he brought to Jerusalem.

#### Descendants

* Spanish: honda

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French fonder.

### Verb

a fonda (third-person singular present fondează, past participle fondat) 1st conjugation
* to found, to establish

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfonda/ [ˈfõn̪.d̪a]
* Rhymes: -onda
* Syllabification: fon‧da

### Noun

fonda f (plural fondas)
* small, inexpensive restaurant
* boarding house, inn, or tavern providing lodging and meals
    Synonym: posada
* stall or canteen where food and drinks are served

#### Derived terms

* fondero
* fondista

#### Related terms

* fondac

#### Descendants

* → English: fonda

### Further reading

* “fonda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10