Fondidega

Fondidega is the comitative form of the Estonian noun fond (fund). It denotes accompaniment by funds and is used to indicate that a project, activity, or arrangement is financed by funds from one or more sources. The form is created by taking the genitive plural fondide and adding the comitative suffix -ga, with assimilation producing fondidega. In standard Estonian, fondidega appears primarily in formal or administrative contexts to specify funding relationships.

Usage and nuance: Fondidega signals that funds, rather than people or objects, are the source of support. It can replace or accompany phrases such as rahastuse toel (with the help of funding) or abiga (with the aid of). The construction is common in grant notices, budget descriptions, and project reports. When listing sources, writers often pair fondidega with the names of the funds or describe the overall funding as coming from several fondid.

Examples:

- Projketi rahastati fondidega mitmest fondist. (The project was funded from several funds.)

- Uuringu toetus anti fondidega. (The research received funding from funds.)

- Kultuuriprogramm sai fondidega kaasrahastust. (The cultural program received co-funding from funds.)

Etymology and related forms: Fond is a loanword of Western European origin, related to words such as Fonds in French or Fonds in German, meaning reserve or pool of money. The comitative suffix -ga attaches to the genitive plural form fondide, yielding fondidega. Related expressions for funding in Estonian include rahastuse toel, abiga, and kaudu, which can be used when fondidega is not the preferred phrasing.