fonte
See also: Fonte and fönte
Asturian
Alternative forms
- fuente
Etymology
From Latin fōns, fōntem.
Noun
fonte f (plural fontes)
- fountain, spring
- source
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔ̃t/
- Rhymes: -ɔ̃t
Etymology 1
Probably from fondre.
Noun
fonte f (plural fontes)
- melting, smelting, thawing
- cast iron
- (typography) font
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian fonda (“purse”), from Latin funda (“leather pocket, sling”).
Noun
fonte f (plural fontes)
- holster (on saddle)
Further reading
- “fonte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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): [ˈfontɪ]
Noun
fonte f (plural fontes)
- spring (of water)
- Synonym: manancial
- fountain
- Synonym: chafariz
- source, fount (origin)
- Synonym: orixe
- platter (tray for serving food)
- Synonym: travesa
Related terms
- 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 2006–2022.
- “fonte” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “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)
- source, font
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fontem, of Proto-Indo-European origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -onte
- Hyphenation: fón‧te
Noun
fonte f (plural fonti)
- source, spring (where a body of water emerges)
- Poco oltre, a una cinquantina di chilometri dalla fonte, il fiume termina la sua corsa gettandosi nelle acque del Reno.
- A little further on, about fifty kilometres from its source, the river ends its course, as it flows into the Reno.
- source or fount (supplier)
- E una buona fonte di vitamina E e Zinco.
- It's a good source of vitamin E and zinc.
- Questa sostanza avvelena regolarmente le persone che vivono nelle zone svantaggiate e che non hanno accesso ad una fonte d'acqua potabile.
- This substance regularly poisons people who live in impoverished areas who don't have access to a source of potable water.
Noun
fonte m (plural fonti)
- font (baptismal)
Related terms
- fonte energetica / fonte d'energia
- fontana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/, [ˈfɔn̪t̪ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/, [ˈfɔn̪t̪e]
Noun
fonte
- ablative singular of fōns
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfõ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfõ.t(ɨ)/
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)
- spring (water source)
- fountain
- source (that from which something comes or is acquired)
- (anatomy) temple of the head
Synonyms
- (spring): nascente, vertedouro
- (fountain): chafariz, bica
- (source): origem, causa, princípio
- (temple): têmpora
Holonyms
- (temple): cabeça
Derived terms
- código fonte
Related terms
- fontícula
Etymology 2
From Latin fundō (“to smelt”).
Noun
fonte f (plural fontes)
- (typography) font