fondamentale
French, adjective/fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal/
fondamentale is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of fondamental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does fondamentale mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of fondamental
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Note de référence d'un accord lui donnant son nom. À ne pas confondre avec la note la plus grave d'un accord : sa basse. Ces deux notions ne concordent que lorsque l'accord est présenté comme empilement de tierces, on dit alors qu'il est à l’état fondamental.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fondamentale
- fondamentales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fondamentale?
- /fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal/
- \fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fondamentale in French?
fondamentale appears 9.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).