fonto

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian fonte, from Latin fontēs, nominative plural of fons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfonto]

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• Rhymes: -onto
• Hyphenation: fon‧to

Noun

fonto (accusative singular fonton, plural fontoj, accusative plural fontojn)

1. 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

2. (figuratively) source

Derived terms

• fontoplumo
• termofonto

 

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto fonto, English font, Italian fonte, Spanish fuente, from Latin fontēs, nominative plural of fons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfonto/

Noun

fonto (plural fonti)

1. spring (water source), font

Derived terms

• aquofonto
• fontala
• fontolinguo