LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper nounfirst/second-declension adjective

Fontius

Fontius (feminine Fontia, neuter Fontium)

Meaning

  1. adjectivea surname from Italian
    Bartholomeus Fontius, b. 1445

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFontius
Fontia, Fontium		Fontiī
Fontiae, Fontia
genitiveFontiī
Fontiae		Fontiōrum
Fontiārum
dativeFontiō
Fontiae		Fontiīs
accusativeFontium
Fontiam		Fontiōs
Fontiās, Fontia
ablativeFontiō
Fontiā		Fontiīs
vocativeFontie
Fontia, Fontium		Fontiī
Fontiae, Fontia

Origins

Borrowed from Italian Della Fonte, eventually from Latin fōns.

Descendants
  • ItalianFonzio

Quick answers

What does Fontius mean in Latin?
Fontius, a proper noun, means “a surname from Italian”.
What is the genitive of Fontius?
The genitive singular is Fontia. Fontius is first/second-declension adjective.