fontanelle
French, noun\fɔ̃.ta.nɛl\
fontanelle is a French feminine noun meaning “fontanelle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Solution de continuité membraneuse comprise entre les os du crâne chez les nouveau-nés”.
What does fontanelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefontanelle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Solution de continuité membraneuse comprise entre les os du crâne chez les nouveau-nés. 2. Pièce de bois ajourée cachant le tampon d’une taille de hautbois Renaissance (bombarde).
adjective: 1. Relatif à Fons, commune française située dans le département de l’Ardèche.
noun: 1. Habitant de Fons, commune française située dans le département de l’Ardèche.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fontanelle
- fontanelles plural
- Fontanelles plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fontanelle?
- \fɔ̃.ta.nɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fontanelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fontanelle in French?
fontanelle appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).