fontein

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch fontein.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fontein (plural fonteine, diminutive fonteintjie)

1. fountain
2. natural spring

Dutch

Alternative forms

• fonteine (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French fontaine, from Latin fons (“well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔnˈtɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: fon‧tein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
• Homophone: Fontein

Noun

fontein f (plural fonteinen, diminutive fonteintje n)

1. a fountain, monumental or small artificial water feature
2. a drink and/or wash basin with a tab

   Synonyms: drinkbekken, wasbekken

3. a fountain (firework)
4. (obsolete) the water which springs from one of the above; any water

   Synonym: fonteinwater

5. (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

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: fontein
• → Papiamentu: fontein