fontaine

See also:Fontaine

French

Etymology

InheritedfromMiddle Frenchfontaine,fromOld Frenchfontaine,fromLate Latinfontāna,from substantivation of the adjectiveLatinfontānus,fromfons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/fɔ̃.tɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-ɛn

Noun

fontainef(pluralfontaines)

1. fountain
2. (juggling)fountain
3. cistern(domestic);tank(of a flush toilet)
4. standpipe

Derived terms

• Bellefontaine
• cresson de fontaine
• femme fontaine
• fontaine de jouvence
• fontaine de lave

Further reading

• “fontaine”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Middle French

Etymology

FromOld Frenchfontaine.

Noun

fontainef(pluralfontaines)

1. fountain

Descendants

• French:fontaine

Old French

Etymology

FromLate Latinfontāna,from substantivation of the adjectiveLatinfontānus,fromfōns.

Noun

fontaineoblique singular,f(oblique pluralfontaines,nominative singularfontaine,nominative pluralfontaines)

1. fountain

Descendants

• →Middle English:
  • English:fountain
• Middle French:fontaine
  • French:fontaine