fontein
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Noun
fontein (plural fonteine, diminutive fonteintjie)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French fontaine, from Latin fons (“well”).
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Noun
fontein f (plural fonteinen, diminutive fonteintje n)
- a fountain, monumental or small artificial water feature
- a drink and/or wash basin with a tab
- Synonyms: drinkbekken, wasbekken
- a fountain (firework)
- (obsolete) the water which springs from one of the above; any water
- Synonym: fonteinwater
- (obsolete) a well, spring
- Synonym: bron
Derived terms
- (by fountain type) melkfontein, springfontein (zie het eerste lid)
- fonteinader
- fonteinbak m
- fonteinijzer n
- fonteinkoek
- fonteinkruid m
- fonteinpot m
- fonteinsprong
- fonteinwerk n
- springfontein