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Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian fonte, from Latin fontēs, nominative plural of fons.
Pronunciation
Noun
fonto (accusative singular fonton, plural fontoj, accusative plural fontojn)
- spring, well (water source), fount, fountain
- 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Genezo 24:43.
Jen mi staras apud la fonto da akvo.- Here I stand by the spring.
- Synonym: fonteno
- (figuratively) source
Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto fonto, English font, Italian fonte, Spanish fuente, from Latin fontēs, nominative plural of fons.
Pronunciation
Noun
fonto (plural fonti)
- spring (water source), font
Derived terms