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fântână¹

  • /fɨnˈtɨ.nə/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin fontāna, from a substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons. Developed phonologically in Romanian via assimilation from an earlier form *funtână (Attested in early 1900s Fărșerot Aromanian funtãnã). Compare to the more typical Aromanian fãntãnã, and also Sardinian fantana.

noun fântâni · fântână · fântâna · fântânile

  1. feminine well (for water)
  2. archaic, feminine spring, source

    Similar: izvor

Fântână²

Where it comes from

From fântână.

proper noun lui Fântână

  1. masculine a surname

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MLA

"fântână." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/f%C3%A2nt%C3%A2n%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fântână. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/f%C3%A2nt%C3%A2n%C4%83

Chicago

"fântână." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/f%C3%A2nt%C3%A2n%C4%83.

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@misc{fa_nta_na_2026,
  title = {fântână},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/f%C3%A2nt%C3%A2n%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}