| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /fɔnˈtɛɪ̯n/ |
| Hyphenation | fon·tein |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | fonteinen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| fonteintje | fonteintjes |
| Catalan | font; sortidor |
|---|---|
| Czech | fontána; vodotrysk |
| Danish | fontæne |
| English | fountain |
| Esperanto | fontano |
| Faeroese | gosbrunnur |
| French | fontaine |
| German | Brunnen; Fontäne; Springbrunnen |
| Italian | fontana |
| Papiamento | fòntein |
| Portuguese | chafariz; fonte |
| Russian | фонтан |
| Saterland Frisian | Sood; Putte; Fontäne |
| Spanish | fuente; surtidor |
| Swedish | fontän; springvatten |
| Turkish | çeşme; fıskiye |