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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuelle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kvɛlə
"Der Fluss hat seine Quelle im Gebirge."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.
"The river's source is high up in the mountains." - 2
A book, publication, or person supplying information for research or journalism.
"The journalist refused to reveal the source of her information."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French noun 'sourse', meaning a spring or wellspring, which comes from the past participle of 'sourdre' (to rise, spring up), originating from the Latin 'surgere'. Over time, the meaning broadened from a physical water source to any point of origin, beginning, or supplier of information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Source" is said worldwide
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source
Transliteration: suʁs
"Cette rivière a sa source dans les Alpes."
Quelle
Transliteration: kvɛlə
"Der Fluss hat seine Quelle im Gebirge."
fonte
Transliteration: ˈfonte
"Questa è una fonte di informazione affidabile."
fuente
Transliteration: ˈfwente
"El sol es la principal fuente de energía."
fonte
Transliteration: ˈfõ.tʃi
"A água brota daquela fonte natural."
स्रोत
Transliteration: srot
"यह नदी का मुख्य स्रोत है।"
来源
Transliteration: láiyuán
"这是新闻的可靠来源。"
출처
Transliteration: chulcheo
"이 정보의 출처가 어디입니까?"
情報源
Transliteration: jōhōgen
"信頼できる情報源から話を聞いた。"
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