fonte

See also: Fonte and fönte

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin fōns, fōntem

Noun

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. fountain, spring
  2. source

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃t/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃t

Etymology 1

Probably from fondre.

Noun

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. melting, smelting, thawing
  2. cast iron
  3. (typography) font

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian fonda (purse), from Latin funda (leather pocket, sling).

Noun

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. holster (on saddle)

Further reading


Galician

Fonte dos Cabalos, Santiago de Compostela

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese fonte, from Latin fōntem, singular accusative of fōns (spring; fountain). Cognate with Portuguese fonte and Spanish fuente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔnte̝/

Noun

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. spring (of water)
    Synonym: manancial
  2. fountain
    Synonym: chafariz
  3. source, fount (origin)
    Synonym: orixe
  4. platter (tray for serving food)
    Synonym: travesa
  • A Fonsagrada
  • Fomiñá
  • Fonsagrada
  • Fontaíña
  • Fonte Maior
  • Fonte Pernal
  • Fontearcada
  • Fonteboa
  • Fontechousa
  • Fontecova
  • Fontefría
  • Fonteita
  • fontela
  • Fontela
  • fontelo
  • Fontelo
  • Fontemaior
  • Fontenla
  • Fontenlo
  • Fontenova
  • Fontes
  • Fonteseca
  • Fontevella
  • Fontiña
  • Fontiñas
  • Fontoira
  • Fontoura

References

  • fonte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • fonte” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • fonte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • fonte” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • fonte” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua

Noun

fonte (plural fontes)

  1. source, font

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fōntem, accusative of fōns, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/
  • (file)

Noun

fonte f (plural fonti)

  1. spring (of water)
  2. source or fount

fonte m (plural fonti)

  1. font (baptismal)

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/, [ˈfɔn.tɛ]

Noun

fonte

  1. ablative singular of fōns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese fonte, from Latin fōntem, singular accusative of fōns (spring; fountain), of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Noun

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. spring (water source)
  2. fountain
  3. source (that from which something comes or is acquired)
  4. (anatomy) temple of the head
Synonyms
Holonyms
Derived terms
  • fontícula

Etymology 2

From Latin fundō (I smelt).

Noun

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. (typography) font
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