cimiento

Meaning

Noun

1. (in-plural, masculine) foundation (the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure)
2. (in-plural, masculine) foundation, groundwork (the result of the work to begin something)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of cimentar

cimentar

1. to lay the foundations of (a building, a movement, etc.)
2. to found (a building, a city)

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Concepts

foundation

foundation wall

basement

groundwork

base

fundament

basis

footing

foot

🦶

ground

bed

🛏️

origin

rootstock

serif

substructure

understructure

seriph

Synonyms

fundamento

base

fundación

nacimiento

origen

pie

🦶

principio

universo

basamento

cimentación

zócalo

zanja para cimiento

zanja hacer

causa

Translations

Fundament

fondement

base

Grundmauer

Grundlage

fondamenta

base

fondation

fondamento

fonament

alicerce

fondations

fonaments

base

Hyphenated as

ci‧mien‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θiˈmjento/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: caementum

Cognate with English: cement

In summary

Inherited from Latin caementum. Cognate with the borrowed doublet cemento. Compare English cement.