Fundi

Fundi

Fundi can refer to:
* Fundi (politics) fundamentalist greens, notably in Germany; contrast with realo
* In the Central African lingua franca Swahili, fundi means any craftsperson or skilled technician, such as a carpenter, plumber or mechanic.
*In South African English a fundi (from isiZulu "umfundi" "learner") is an expert in a particular field.
* In biology, fundi means the bottom or the lowest part of a sac or hollow organ; that part which is the furthest from the opening.
* An abbreviation for Fundamentalist Christianity.
* The Latin name of Fondi, a Roman town in Italy that received full Roman citizenship rights in 188 BCE, along with Arpinum and Formiae
* Nick name for a student that drinks a lot of Ad Fundums (meaning Bottom's Up)
* To the Rastafarians of Jamaica, Fundi means Do Good and is the sound the heart is continually resounding reminding us to follow a righteous path. The origin of this word dates back to the swahili definition that a master of the craft of life has a heart continually driving them forward to manifest good works.


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  • fundi — ● fundi nom masculin Synonyme de fonio. ● fundi (synonymes) nom masculin Synonymes : fonio …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fundi — (a. Geogr.), Stadt in Latium an einer engen Bucht des Fundānus lacus u. der Via Appia, j. Fondi. Der See war durch das Eindringen des Meeres gebildet u. umschloß eine sumpfige Insel von 1/2 QM. Flächeninhalt, worauf der berühmte Cäcuberwein… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fundi [1] — Fundi, Pflanze, s. Paspalum …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fundi [2] — Fundi, antike Stadt, s. Fondi …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • FUNDI — opp. Italiae prope Caietam, ad viam Appiam. Strab. l. 5. p. 233. Φοὐνδοι, πόλις εν τῇ ὁδῷ τῇ Α᾿ππίᾳ κειμένη. Sil. Ital. Punic. Bell. l. 8. v. 530. Fundique et regnata Lamo Caieta, domusque Antiphatae compressa freto. Horat. Serm. l. 1. Sat. 5. v …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • fundi- Ⅰ — *fundi , *fundiz germ., Adjektiv: nhd. findbar; ne. findable; Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae.; Hinweis: s. *fenþan; Etymologie: s. ing. *pent , Verb, treten, gehen …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • fundi- Ⅱ — *fundi , *fundiz germ., stark. Maskulinum (i): nhd. Fund; ne. find (Neutrum), finding (Neutrum); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., afries., ahd.; Hinweis: s. *fenþan; Etymologie: s …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • Fundi — Die Bezeichnung Fundis (ugs: von Fundamentalisten) wurde als innerparteilicher Kampfbegriff in der Partei Die Grünen in den 1980er und frühen 1990er Jahren benutzt. Als Fundis bezeichnete die Strömung der Realos um Joschka Fischer ihre… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fundi — UK [ˈfʊndiː] / US [ˈfʊndɪ] noun [countable] Word forms fundi : singular fundi plural fundis South African someone who knows a lot about a subject …   English dictionary

  • fundi- — Ⅰ s. fundi Ⅰ germ., Adjektiv; nhd. findbar; Ⅱ s. fundi Ⅱ germ., stark. Maskulinum (i); nhd. Fund; …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

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