fungi
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).
Pronunciation
There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favour the pronunciation /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ or /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/, while more British dictionaries favour the pronunciation /ˈfʌŋɡiː/ or /ˈfʌndʒiː/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: fŭnʹjī, fŭngʹgī; IPA(key): /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/, /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/, /ˈfʌnd͡ʒiː/, /ˈfʌŋɡiː/
Audio (General American): (file) (file) (file) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌndʒi
Noun
fungi
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See fungee. Sense 2 (“style of folk and popular music”) is apparently from the fact that the music is a blend of different musical instruments and styles, just as the dish (sense 1) is a blend of different flavours.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfund͡ʒi/
- (Caribbean) IPA(key): /ˈfuːnd͡ʒiː/
- Hyphenation: fun‧gi
Noun
fungi (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).
- (by extension, music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
Translations
Further reading
- cou-cou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- fungi (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
fungi
- plural of fungus
Indonesian
Etymology
From Latin fungi (plural form of fungus).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfuŋi/ [ˈfu.ŋi]
- Rhymes: -uŋi
- Syllabification: fu‧ngi
Noun
fungi
Related terms
Further reading
- “fungi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Verb
fungi
- inflection of fungere:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊŋ.ɡiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfun̠ʲ.d͡ʒi]
Etymology 1
Noun
fungī m
- inflection of fungus:
- genitive/locative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
Etymology 2
Verb
fungī
- present active infinitive of fungor
References
- "fungi", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
fungi m pl (plural only)
Declension
plural only | indefinite | definite |
---|---|---|
nominative-accusative | fungi | fungii |
genitive-dative | fungi | fungilor |
vocative | fungilor |