Fontus

Latin

Etymology

From fons (“spring, fountain”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfon.tus/, [ˈfɔn̪t̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfon.tus/, [ˈfɔn̪t̪us]

Proper noun

Fontus m sg (genitive Fontī); second declension

(Roman mythology) The god of flowing water

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Fontus
Genitive	Fontī
Dative	Fontō
Accusative	Fontum
Ablative	Fontō
Vocative	Fonte

References

“Fontus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Fontus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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