Significado
fountain; spring
- fountain
- spring
En una frase
Ci vediamo vicino alla fontana in piazza.
Let's meet near the fountain in the square.
Hai trovato una fontana in montagna?
Did you find a spring in the mountains?
In piazza c'è una bella fontana.
There is a beautiful fountain in the square.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| fontana | feminine · singular |
| fontane | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Use fontana for a built fountain. For a natural water source, sorgente is often more precise in everyday Italian.
- In cities, fontanella usually means a small public drinking fountain; fontana sounds larger or decorative.
- With location, use alla fontana or in piazza con la fontana, not *sulla fontana unless something is physically on top of it.