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== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
fuente (Southern-Central Asturias)
fuonte (North-Western Asturias)
ḥuente (Mining Basins, Eastern Asturias)
ḥuonte (Cabrales)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Leonese fonte, from latin Latin fons.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfonte/ [ˈfõn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -onte
Syllabification: fon‧te
=== Noun ===
fonte f (plural fontes)
fountain
spring (of water)
Synonym: manancial
source
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fonte”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“fonte”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /fɔ̃t/
Rhymes: -ɔ̃t
=== Etymology 1 ===
Attested since the 15th century. Equivalent to fondre + -te.
==== Noun ====
fonte f (plural fontes)
melting, smelting, thawing
cast iron
(typography) font
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Italian fonda (“purse”), from Latin funda (“leather pocket, sling”).
==== Noun ====
fonte f (plural fontes)
holster (on saddle)
=== Further reading ===
“fonte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, from Latin fontem m (“spring; fountain”). Cognate with Portuguese fonte f and Spanish fuente f.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈfontɪ]
=== Noun ===
fonte f (plural fontes)
spring (of water)
Synonym: manancial
fountain
Synonym: chafariz
source, fount (origin)
Synonym: orixe
platter (tray for serving food)
Synonym: travesa
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fonte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “fonte”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fonte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fonte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fonte”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Interlingua ==
=== Noun ===
fonte (plural fontes)
source, font
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin fontem m, of Proto-Indo-European origin.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfon.te/
Rhymes: -onte
Hyphenation: fón‧te
=== Noun ===
fonte f (plural fonti)
source, spring (where a body of water emerges)
source or fount (supplier)
=== Noun ===
fonte m (plural fonti)
font (baptismal)
==== Related terms ====
fonte energetica / fonte d'energia
fontana
=== Further reading ===
fonte in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔn.tɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔn.te]
=== Noun ===
fonte
ablative singular of fōns
== Old Galician-Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
fõte, ffonte
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin fontem m.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfonte/
Rhymes: -onte
Hyphenation: fon‧te
=== Noun ===
fonte f (plural fontes)
spring (water source)
Synonym: fontana
(figurative) source; origin
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Fala: fonti f
Galician: fonte f
Portuguese: fonte f
=== References ===
Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “fonte”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fonte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “fonte”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
== Old Leonese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin fons.
=== Noun ===
fonte m
fountain, spring
1294 "Cuatro documentos asturianos del siglo xiii" by María Josefa Sanz Fuentes):
==== Descendants ====
Asturian: fonte, fuente, fuonte
Leonese: fonte, fuente
Mirandese: fuonte
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: fon‧te
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, from Latin fontem m (“spring; fountain”), of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician fonte f and Spanish fuente f.
==== Noun ====
fonte f (plural fontes)
spring (water source)
Synonyms: nascente, vertedouro
fountain
Synonyms: bica, chafariz
(figurative) source (that from which something comes or is acquired)
Synonyms: origem, princípio, causa
(anatomy) temple of the head
Synonym: têmpora
(computing) power supply unit
===== Derived terms =====
código fonte
===== Related terms =====
fontícula
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Latin fundō (“to smelt”).
==== Noun ====
fonte f (plural fontes)
(typography) font
=== Further reading ===
“fonte”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“fonte” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“fonte”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“fonte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026