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fonte

source

noun FOHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'fons'

Also means

spring

Usage Note

Fonte is feminine when it means a 'source' of information or water (fonte attendibile, a reliable source), but masculine when it denotes a baptismal font (il fonte battesimale). The same spelling, two genders, two meanings.

Examples

"È una fonte affidabile."

Natural Translation

It is a reliable source.

Literal Translation

Is a source reliable.

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