fontanelle
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fontanelle
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Borrowed from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle, a diminutive of fontaine (“fountain, spring”) + -elle, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from font- + -ānus. By surface analysis, font + -an + -elle.
noun fontanelles · fontanel
- A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
- A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.
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noun soft spot on a baby's head
| Español | fontanela, mollera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숨구멍 sumgumeong, 정문 jeongmun |
| 日本語 | 泉門 senmon, 顋門 hiyomeki |
| 中文 | 囟門 /囟门 xìnmén, 囟腦門兒 /囟脑门儿 xìnnǎoménr |
| Português | fontanela, moleira |
| Français | fontanelle |
| Deutsch | Fontanelle |
| Italiano | fontanella |
| Română | fontanelă |
| Русский | родничо́к rodničók, те́мечко témečko |
| Tiếng Việt | thóp, mỏ ác |
| العربية | يَأْفُوخ yaʔfūḵ |
| עברית | מַרְפֵּס |
Talk about this word "fontanelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fontanelle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fontanelle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fontanelle "fontanelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fontanelle.Cite this
@misc{fontanelle_2026,
title = {fontanelle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fontanelle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
