Feminine
Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɔ̃.tɛn/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French fontaine, from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons.

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