Fontus

Latin

Etymology

From fons (“spring, fountain”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fontus m sg (genitive Fontī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The god of flowing water

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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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