What does fontānus mean in Latin?

fontānus, a adjective, means “bearing a relation to the spring or source”.

How do you pronounce fontānus?

In classical Latin, [fɔnˈtaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fonˈtaː.nus].

Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *fontis → Latin fontānus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

fontānus (feminine fontāna, neuter fontānum)

Classical[fɔnˈtaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[fonˈtaː.nus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fontānus	fontāna	fontānum
genitive	fontānī	fontānae	fontānī
dative	fontānō	fontānae	fontānō
accusative	fontānum	fontānam	fontānum
ablative	fontānō	fontānā	fontānō
vocative	fontāne	fontāna	fontānum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fontānī	fontānae	fontāna
genitive	fontānōrum	fontānārum	fontānōrum
dative	fontānīs	fontānīs	fontānīs
accusative	fontānōs	fontānās	fontāna
ablative	fontānīs	fontānīs	fontānīs
vocative	fontānī	fontānae	fontāna

fontānus, a, um, adj. id.,

I. of or from a spring or fountain, spring-.

I. Adj.: aqua, Cels. 2, 18; Col. 12, 9, 2: ora, Ov. F. 1, 269.—

II. Subst., in late Lat.: fontāna, ae, f., a spring, fountain, Innocent. de Cas. p. 245 Goes.

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin fontānus From fōns, fontis + -ānus.

Ibero-Romance

Italo-Romance

noun · masculinesecond declension

fontānus²

fontānus m (genitive fontānī)

Classical[fɔnˈtaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[fonˈtaː.nus]

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin fontānus From fōns, fontis + -ānus.