"fonte" meaning in Portuguese

See fonte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil], /ˈfõ.tɨ/ [Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav [Portugal] (note: Porto) Forms: fontes [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|fonte|||g=f|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|fonte|g=f}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fonte f, {{inh|pt|la|fōns|fontem|g=m|t=spring; fountain}} Latin fontem m (“spring; fountain”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{cog|gl|fonte|g=f}} Galician fonte f, {{cog|es|fuente|g=f}} Spanish fuente f Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} fonte f (plural fontes)
  1. spring (water source) Tags: feminine Synonyms: nascente, vertedouro
    Sense id: en-fonte-pt-noun-bPcidvFn
  2. fountain Tags: feminine Synonyms: bica, chafariz
    Sense id: en-fonte-pt-noun-8L4fMGIx Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 22 4 1 2 14 0 1 22 0 12 1 1 5 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 4 11 28 23 Disambiguation of Landforms: 25 48 4 4 14 6
  3. (figurative) source (that from which something comes or is acquired) Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: origem, princípio, causa
    Sense id: en-fonte-pt-noun-app0vXWv
  4. (anatomy) temple of the head Tags: feminine Synonyms: têmpora
    Sense id: en-fonte-pt-noun-2HAXZ2R2 Categories (other): Anatomy, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 4 11 28 23 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  5. (computing) power supply unit Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fonte-pt-noun-O4sybj1k Categories (other): Computing, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese undefined derivations, Geology Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 4 11 28 23 Disambiguation of Portuguese undefined derivations: 2 27 11 7 34 19 Disambiguation of Geology: 11 13 11 21 31 13 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: código fonte Related terms: fontícula
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil], /ˈfõ.tɨ/ [Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav [Portugal] (note: Porto) Forms: fontes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin fundō (“to smelt”). Etymology templates: {{uder|pt|la|fundō|t=to smelt}} Latin fundō (“to smelt”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} fonte f (plural fontes)
  1. (typography) font Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fonte-pt-noun-eV6j76Q9 Categories (other): Typography, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 4 11 28 23 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Latin fundō (“to smelt”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fontes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "fonte f (plural fontes)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "fon",
        "te"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Typography"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "font"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "font",
          "font"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(typography) font"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfõ.tɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/LL-Q5146_%28por%29-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav/LL-Q5146_%28por%29-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Porto",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/LL-Q5146_%28por%29-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav/LL-Q5146_%28por%29-Santamarcanda-fonte.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fonte"
}

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