fonte

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Fonte and fönte

Asturian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin fōns, fōntem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfonte/, [ˈfõn̪.t̪e]

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. fountain, spring
  2. source

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably from fondre.

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fontes)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. holster (on saddle)

Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Fonte dos Cabalos, Santiago de Compostela

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, from Latin fontem m (“spring; fountain”). Cognate with Portuguese fonte f and Spanish fuente f.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “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[edit]

Noun[edit]

fonte (plural fontes)

  1. source, font

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin fontem m, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: fón‧te

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fonti)

  1. 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.
  2. 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[edit]

fonte m (plural fonti)

  1. font (baptismal)

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • fonte in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fonte

  1. ablative singular of fōns

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin fontem m.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. spring (water source)
  2. fountain

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: fonte f
  • Portuguese: fonte f

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: fon‧te

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, from Latin fontem m (“spring; fountain”), of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician fonte f and Spanish fuente f.

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. spring (water source)
    Synonyms: nascente, vertedouro
  2. fountain
    Synonyms: bica, chafariz
  3. (figurative) source (that from which something comes or is acquired)
    Synonyms: origem, princípio, causa
  4. (anatomy) temple of the head
    Synonym: têmpora
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin fundō (“to smelt”).

Noun[edit]

fonte f (plural fontes)

  1. (typography) font

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fonte&oldid=78700387"