fontaine

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French fontaine, from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃.tɛn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

fontaine f (plural fontaines)

  1. fountain
  2. (juggling) fountain
  3. cistern (domestic); tank (of a flush toilet)
  4. standpipe

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fontaine.

Noun

fontaine f (plural fontaines)

  1. fountain

Descendants

  • French: fontaine

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin fontāna, from substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fōns.

Noun

fontaine oblique singular, f (oblique plural fontaines, nominative singular fontaine, nominative plural fontaines)

  1. fountain

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