fonto

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian fonte, from Latin fontes, nominative plural of Latin fons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfonto/
  • Hyphenation: fon‧to

Noun

fonto (accusative singular fonton, plural fontoj, accusative plural fontojn)

  1. spring, well (water source), fount, fountain
    • 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Genezo 24:43.
      Jen mi staras apud la fonto da akvo.
      Here I stand by the spring.
  2. (figuratively) source

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Ido

Noun

fonto (plural fonti)

  1. spring (water source), font

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