fontanus
κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education
Latin > English
fontanus fontana, fontanum ADJ :: of a spring
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fontānus,¹⁴ a, um (fons), de source : Cels. Med. 2, 18 ; Ov. F. 1, 269 || Fontānus, ī, m., dieu des fontaines : CIL 2, 150.
Latin > German (Georges)
fontānus, a, um (fons), aus (von) der Quelle, aqua, Quellwasser (Ggstz. pluvialis), Cels. u.a.: unda, Ov.: ora, der Quellen, Ov. – subst., fontāna, ae, f., die Quelle, Vopisc. Carin. 17, 5. Gromat. vet. p. 315, 28; 324, 2 u.a. – personif. als Gottheiten, Fontanus et Fontana, Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 150.
Latin > Chinese
fontanus, a, um. adj. :: 水泉者
