Definition
Tending to founder or sink; unstable and likely to fail or collapse.
Etymology
From founder (to sink or fail) + -ous suffix meaning full of. Founder comes from Old French fondrer, possibly from Latin fundus (bottom), referring to sinking to the bottom.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures why ships and plans both 'founder'—they're using the same metaphor of something sinking to the bottom, whether it's a vessel in water or hopes in despair.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ iniziare
me-in-i-tsia
BNবাংলা
প্রতিষ্ঠাতা
pro-ti-shtha-ta
CACatalà
fundador
foon-da-dor
CSČeština
zakladatel
za-kla-da-tel
DEDeutsch
Gründer
groo-nd-er
ELΕλληνικά
ιδρυτής
idrytis
ESEspañol
fundador
foon-dah-dor
FAفارسی
بنیانگذار
bene-yaan-gazaar
FISuomi
perustaja
pe-ru-sta-ja
FRFrançais
fondateur
fon-da-tewr
HUMagyar
alapító
a-la-pi-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendiri
pen-di-ri
IGIG
onye malite
oh-nye ma-li-te
ITItaliano
fondatore
fon-da-tore
KMKM
អ្នកបង្កើត
a-nək baŋ-k'e-at
MSBahasa Melayu
pendiri
pen-di-ri
MYမြန်မာ
တည်ထောင်သူ
te-the-aung-thoo
NLNederlands
oprichter
op-ri-chter
NONorsk
grunnlegger
groon-le-gge-r
PLPolski
założyciel
za-wo-ł-cy-ciel
PTPortuguês
fundador
foon-dah-dor
RORomână
fondator
fon-da-tor
RUРусский
основатель
osnovateli
SVSvenska
grundare
groon-da-re
SWKiswahili
mwanzilishi
mwan-zi-li-shi
TAதமிழ்
முதலியா
mu-tha-li-ya
THไทย
ผู้ก่อตั้ง
phooi-gor-dtang
TLTL
tagapagpatatag
ta-ga-pa-ga-pa-ta-tag
TRTürkçe
kurucusu
koo-roo-cu-su
UKУкраїнська
засновник
za-snov-nyk
VITiếng Việt
người sáng lập
người sáng lập
ZUZU
umqondisi
oom-qon-di-si