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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfondatrice
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fondaˈtritʃe/
"Lei è la fondatrice di questa scuola."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A woman who establishes or originates an institution, society, or organization.
"She is celebrated as the foundress of the historic charitable hospital." - 2
A female patron or benefactor who provides the foundational support for an enterprise.
"The wealthy philanthropist acted as the foundress of the new academy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English foundresse, ultimately stemming from Latin fundator through Old French fonder, carrying the sense of establishing or originating an institution. The feminine suffix -ess was added to denote a female founder, particularly of a religious order, school, or charitable foundation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foundress" is said worldwide
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fondatrice
Transliteration: /fɔ̃.da.tʁis/
"Elle est la fondatrice de cet ordre religieux."
Gründerin
Transliteration: /ˈɡʁʏndəʁɪn/
"Sie war die Gründerin des Vereins."
fondatrice
Transliteration: /fondaˈtritʃe/
"Lei è la fondatrice di questa scuola."
fundadora
Transliteration: /fundaˈdoɾa/
"Ella es la fundadora de la organización."
fundadora
Transliteration: /fũdɐˈdoɾɐ/
"Ela foi a fundadora do hospital."
संस्थापक
Transliteration: sansthapika
Script: संस्थापिका
"वह इस संस्थान की संस्थापिका हैं।"
女创始人
Transliteration: nǚ chuàng shǐ rén
"她是这家公司的女创始人。"
여자 창립자
Transliteration: yeoja changnipja
"그녀는 재단의 여자 창립자이다."
創立者
Transliteration: sōritsusha
"彼女はその学校の創立者です。"
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