How to Pronounce "fountainhead"
word
ˈfaʊntənˌhɛd
FOWN-tuhn-hed
fˈaʊntɪnhˌɛd
FOWN-tin-hed
Definition
The original source or starting point of something, often used both for literal water springs and the origin of ideas, movements, or influences.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfaʊntənˌhɛd
British English
fˈaʊntɪnhˌɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FOWN-tuhn-hed
UK
FOWN-tin-hed
Listen in Context
The river's fountainhead is high in the mountains.
The book is considered the fountainhead of modern philosophy.
Clean water comes from the fountainhead of the spring.
He is the fountainhead of all these new ideas at work.