Feminine

fonte

Meaning

(feminine) spring (water source)
(feminine) fountain
(feminine, figuratively) source (that from which something comes or is acquired)
(feminine) temple of the head

Frequency

Hyphenated as

fon‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/

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.

Cognate with Galician

fonte

Cognate with Spanish

fuente

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Sentences

An user

Jovens fãs estão sentados na borda de uma grande fonte .

Young fans are sitting on the edge of a large fountain.

An user

Uma mulher
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senta-se em uma parede ao lado de uma grande fonte cônica .

A woman sits on a wall next to a large conical fountain.