fântână

== Romanian == === Alternative forms === fôntână — obsolete === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin fontāna, from a substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons. Developed phonologically in Romanian via assimilation from an earlier form *funtână (Attested in early 1900s Fărșerot Aromanian funtãnã). Compare to the more typical Aromanian fãntãnã, and also Sardinian fantana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɨnˈtɨ.nə/ Hyphenation: fân‧tầ‧nă === Noun === fântână f (plural fântâni) well (for water) (archaic) spring, source Synonym: izvor ==== Declension ==== ==== 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) (in Romanian), 2004–2026