fântână

See also: fantana and fãntãnã

Romanian

Alternative forms

• fôntână — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fontāna, from a substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons. Possibly developed phonologically in Romanian via assimilation from an earlier form *funtână. Compare Aromanian fãntãnã, and cf. also Sardinian fantana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɨnˈtɨ.nə/
• Hyphenation: fân‧tầ‧nă

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Noun

fântână f (plural fântâni)

1. well (for water)
2. (archaic) spring, source

   Synonym: izvor

Declension

Declension of fântână

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) fântână	fântâna	(niște) fântâni	fântânile
genitive/dative	(unei) fântâni	fântânii	(unor) fântâni	fântânilor
vocative	fântână, fântâno		fântânilor

Derived terms

• fântânar

See also

• puț (both for water and oil, gas, etc)

References

• fântână in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)