fungera

See also: fungerà

Swedish

Etymology

From German fungieren, from Latin fungī[1], present active infinitive of fungor (“I perform, I execute”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål fungere, Norwegian Nynorsk fungere, fungera, Danish fungere, Dutch fungeren, English function, fungible, Czech fungovat, Slovak fungovať, Italian fungere, Spanish fungir, French fonctionner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɵŋˈɡeːra/

Verb

fungera (present fungerar, preterite fungerade, supine fungerat, imperative fungera)

  1. function; to be in action
  2. work; to function correctly
  3. work out; to succeed

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References

  1. ↑ fungera in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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