"fontaine" meaning in French

See fontaine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔ̃.tɛn/ Audio: Fr-fontaine.ogg Forms: fontaines [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fontaine, from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fontaine|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fontaine, {{inh+|fr|frm|fontaine}} Inherited from Middle French fontaine, {{inh|fr|fro|fontaine}} Old French fontaine, {{inh|fr|LL.|fontāna}} Late Latin fontāna, {{inh|fr|la|fontānus}} Latin fontānus Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fontaine f (plural fontaines)
  1. fountain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fontaine-fr-noun-8L4fMGIx Categories (other): Plumbing Disambiguation of Plumbing: 24 24 24 28
  2. (juggling) fountain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fontaine-fr-noun-8L4fMGIx1 Categories (other): Juggling, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Plumbing Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 80 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 84 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 84 5 6 Disambiguation of Plumbing: 24 24 24 28 Topics: arts, hobbies, juggling, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports
  3. cistern (domestic); tank (of a flush toilet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fontaine-fr-noun-jEqiGxLh Categories (other): Plumbing Disambiguation of Plumbing: 24 24 24 28
  4. standpipe Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fontaine-fr-noun-5X2PtDnJ Categories (other): Plumbing Disambiguation of Plumbing: 24 24 24 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bellefontaine, cresson de fontaine, femme fontaine, fontaine de jouvence, fontaine de lave

Inflected forms

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