Source

//sɔːs//

Synonyms for "source" (149 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Strong matches (45)

Related words (74)

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18 entries

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More specific

6 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

6 entries

Related terms

2 entries

dbpedia genre

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derived

37 entries

Showing 16 of 37 words.

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

4 entries

is a

5 entries

manner of

2 entries

related to

20 entries

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Translations

250 translations across 85 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • bron noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • bron noun (spring etc.)
  • bron noun (informant)

Albanian

2 entries
  • burim noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • burim noun (spring etc.)

Arabic

4 entries
  • عين noun (spring etc.)
  • عَيْن noun (spring etc.)
  • مَصَادِر noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • مَصْدَر noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Armenian

4 entries
  • ակ noun (spring etc.)
  • ակունք noun (spring etc.)
  • աղբյուր noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • աղբյուր noun (spring etc.)

Asturian

1 entries
  • fonte noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • bulaq noun (spring etc.)
  • mənbə noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • qaynaq noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • шишмә noun (spring etc.)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • жарало́ noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • жарало́ noun (spring etc.)
  • крыні́ца noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • крыні́ца noun (spring etc.)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • и́звор noun (spring etc.)
  • изто́чник noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Catalan

1 entries
  • font noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Cebuano

2 entries
  • tuboran noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • tuboran noun (spring etc.)

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • سەرچاوە noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • کانگە noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 源泉 noun (spring etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 來源 /来源 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • 本源 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • 根源 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • 源泉 noun (spring etc.)

Crimean Gothic

1 entries
  • brunna noun (spring etc.)

Czech

3 entries
  • zdroj noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • zdroj noun (spring etc.)
  • zdroj noun (informant)

Danish

4 entries
  • kilde noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • kilde noun (spring etc.)
  • kilde noun (informant)
  • udspring noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Dari

2 entries
  • مَنْبَع noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • چَشْمَه noun (spring etc.)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bron noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • bron noun (spring etc.)
  • bron noun (informant)
  • source noun ((electronics) terminal)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • fonto noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • fonto noun (spring etc.)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lähde noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • lähde noun (spring etc.)
  • lähde noun (informant)
  • lähde noun ((electronics) terminal)

French

4 entries
  • source noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • source noun (spring etc.)
  • source noun (informant)
  • source noun ((electronics) terminal)

German

4 entries
  • Quelle noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • Quelle noun (spring etc.)
  • Quelle noun (informant)
  • Ursprung noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Greek

3 entries
  • πηγή noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • πηγή noun (spring etc.)
  • πηγή noun (informant)

Haitian Creole

2 entries
  • sous noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • sous noun (spring etc.)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • מָקוֹר noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • מָקוֹר noun (spring etc.)
  • מָקוֹר noun (informant)
  • מעיין \ מַעְיָן noun (spring etc.)

Hindi

4 entries
  • उद्गम noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • चश्मा noun (spring etc.)
  • स्रोत noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • स्रोत noun (spring etc.)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • eredet noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • forrás noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • forrás noun (spring etc.)
  • forrás noun (informant)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • narasumber noun (informant)
  • sumber noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • مَنْبَع noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • چَشْمِه noun (spring etc.)
  • چِشْمِه noun (spring etc.)

Irish

2 entries
  • foinse noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • foinse noun (spring etc.)

Italian

4 entries
  • fonte noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • fonte noun (spring etc.)
  • fonte noun (informant)
  • informatore noun (informant)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 情報源 noun (informant)
  • 本源 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • 根源 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • 泉 noun (spring etc.)

Kapampangan

2 entries
  • pekapun noun (spring etc.)
  • pikuanan noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • бастау noun (spring etc.)
  • бұлақ noun (spring etc.)
  • дереккөз noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • көз noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Kildin Sami

2 entries
  • ка̄ййв noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • ка̄ййв noun (spring etc.)

Korean

4 entries
  • 본원 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • 샘 noun (spring etc.)
  • 원천 noun (spring etc.)
  • 출처 noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • булак noun (spring etc.)

Latgalian

2 entries
  • olūts noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • olūts noun (spring etc.)

Latin

2 entries
  • fōns noun (spring etc.)
  • orīgō noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Latvian

2 entries
  • avots noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • avots noun (spring etc.)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • šaltinis noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • šaltinis noun (spring etc.)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • žŕodło noun (spring etc.)

Luxembourgish

3 entries
  • Quell noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • Quell noun (spring etc.)
  • Quellen noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • извор noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • извор noun (spring etc.)

Malay

1 entries
  • sumber noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഉറവിടം noun (spring etc.)
  • സ്രോതസ്സ് noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Marathi

1 entries
  • स्रोत noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Meänkieli

3 entries
  • lähe noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • lähe noun (spring etc.)
  • lähe noun (informant)

Middle English

1 entries
  • sours noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Moroccan Amazigh

1 entries
  • ⴰⵖⴱⴰⵍⵓ noun (spring etc.)

Māori

4 entries
  • hōkikitanga noun (spring etc.)
  • kopounga noun (spring etc.)
  • mātāpuna noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • mātāpuna noun (spring etc.)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • kanî kanî noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • kilde noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • kjelde noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • utspring noun (spring etc.)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • kjelde noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • utspring noun (spring etc.)

Old Prussian

1 entries
  • apus noun (spring etc.)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • قایناق noun (spring etc.)
  • چشمه noun (spring etc.)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Häakunft noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Polish

4 entries
  • krynica noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • krynica noun (spring etc.)
  • zdrój noun (spring etc.)
  • źródło noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • cabeceira noun (spring etc.)
  • exsurgência noun (spring etc.)
  • fonte noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • fonte noun (informant)

Quechua

2 entries
  • pukyu noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • pukyu noun (spring etc.)

Romanian

4 entries
  • fântână noun (spring etc.)
  • izvor noun (spring etc.)
  • sursă noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • sursă noun (spring etc.)

Russian

4 entries
  • исто́к noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • исто́чник noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • исто́чник noun (spring etc.)
  • исто́чник noun (informant)

Scots

2 entries
  • soorce noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • soorce noun (spring etc.)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • stòr noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • stòr noun (informant)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ìzvor noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • ìzvor noun (spring etc.)
  • ѝзвор noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • ѝзвор noun (spring etc.)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • ཁུང noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Slovak

2 entries
  • zdroj noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • zdroj noun (spring etc.)

Slovene

1 entries
  • izvir noun (spring etc.)

Spanish

4 entries
  • dimanación noun (spring etc.)
  • fluencia noun (spring etc.)
  • fontana noun (spring etc.)
  • fuente noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Swedish

4 entries
  • fontän noun (spring etc.)
  • källa noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • källa noun (spring etc.)
  • källa noun (informant)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pinagkuhanan noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • pinagkunan noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Tajik

2 entries
  • манбаъ noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • чашма noun (spring etc.)

Tatar

2 entries
  • чишмә noun (spring etc.)
  • чыганак noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Turkish

3 entries
  • kaynak noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • kaynak noun (spring etc.)
  • memba noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • çeşme noun (spring etc.)

Tày

1 entries
  • bó noun (spring etc.)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • джерело́ noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • джерело́ noun (spring etc.)
  • крини́ця noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • крини́ця noun (spring etc.)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • žórło noun (spring etc.)

Urdu

3 entries
  • مَصْدَر noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • مَنْبَع noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • چَشْمَہ noun (spring etc.)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • بۇلاق noun (spring etc.)

Uzbek

4 entries
  • buloq noun (spring etc.)
  • chashma noun (spring etc.)
  • manba noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • masdar noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • nguồn noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • nguồn noun (spring etc.)

Walloon

4 entries
  • sourd noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • sourd noun (spring etc.)
  • sourdant noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)
  • sourdant noun (spring etc.)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • boarne noun (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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What is your greatest source of inspiration?

Source: tatoeba (1852)

Your idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.

Source: tatoeba (17425)

Pleasure is the source of pain.

Source: tatoeba (21311)

The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.

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