source en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɔɹs/ (General-American)
- /sʊɹs/ (obsolete)
- /soəs/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /so(ː)ɹs/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /sɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (UK) audio
- /suːɹs/ (obsolete)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English sours, from Old French sorse (“rise, beginning, spring, source”), from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from Latin surgō (“to rise”), which is composed of sub- (“up from below”) + regō (“lead, rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of surge.
Meanings
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The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
To this day I do not know the source of the terrible screams that night in the labyrinth. Perhaps an owl. Perhaps something else...
1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 544:Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
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Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
The O-erh-ch'i-ssu River begins in the southern section of the lofty A-erh-t'ai Mountains of Sinkiang. This river is over 2,900 kilometers long and has a large delta area rich in minerals such as gold, iron, copper, lead, zinc, mercury, mica, crystal and "ping-chou-shih" [3056 3166 4258 possibly cryolite]. At the source of the O-erh-ch'i-ssu River, the A-erh-t'ai Mountains reach more than 3,000 meters above sea level. The peaks of the mountains are covered with snow year-round, and rainfall is heavy in the summer.
1969 July 3 [1969 May 28], “A View of the O-erh-ch'i-ssu River Delta”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 59, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Hong Kong, Ta Kung Pao, p 8, translation of 額爾齊斯河流域風貌 by 念澄 (in Chinese), →OCLC, Economic, page 11:Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.
2013 August 16, John Vidal, “Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 8:The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
- A reporter's informant.
- Source code.
- The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
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The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
Coordinate term: target
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sources | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
sink (antonym(s) of “graph theory”)
Deriveds
eigensource · life-source · sourcework · crowd-source · inner source · broken source · open-source · source file · intersource · source material · sealed source · energy source · second source · airmass source region · open source · paleosource · closed-source · backsource · sourceless · power source · insource · e-source · data source · biosource · sourceware · light source · source configuration management · microsource · sourcebook · sourceness · source document · source domain · nanosource · multisource · source text · source routing · source-available · ur-source · orphan source · sourcehood · souse · closed source · quasi-stellar radio source · quasi-stellar radio-source · source control · radio source · source language · point source · source criticism · InnerSource
Hyponyms
source code · crowdsource · primary source · tertiary source · secondary source · datasource
Relateds
Synonyms
storehouse · parentage · wellspring · fund
Translations (242)
tr kaynak (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fa بنخان (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · uk крини́ця (spring etc.) · mi mātāpuna (spring etc.) · la fōns (spring etc.) · ro fântână (spring etc.) · hu forrás (spring etc.) · hy աղբյուր (informant) · sjd ка̄ййв (spring etc.) · uk джерело́ (spring etc.) · ru ключ (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · es fuente (spring etc.) · zgh ⴰⵖⴱⴰⵍⵓ (spring etc.) · sv källa (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · hu eredet (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pam pikuanan (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · nl bron (informant) · he מָקוֹר (spring etc.) · gd stòr (informant) · bg и́звор (spring etc.) · es fluencia (spring etc.) · mi kopounga (spring etc.) · pt cabeceira (spring etc.) · ar مَصْدَر (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pt fonte (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sk zdroj (spring etc.) · fi lähde (informant) · am ምንጭ (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · mi hōkikitanga (spring etc.) · tl pinagkuhanan (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · el πηγή (informant) · ky булак (spring etc.) · nn utspring (spring etc.) · ceb tuboran (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ru исто́чник (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ko 원천 (spring etc.) · mr स्रोत (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · hi उद्गम (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ja 情報源 (informant) · ht sous (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ur مَنْبَع (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · prg apus (spring etc.) · az mənbə (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ug بۇلاق (spring etc.) · uk джерело́ (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fa-ira چِشْمِه (spring etc.) · nb kjelde (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · cs zdroj (informant) · uk крини́ця (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · nb kilde (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ja 起源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fit lähe (informant) · nl bron (spring etc.) · hi चश्मा (spring etc.) · ko 출처 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · vi nguồn (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sv källa (spring etc.) · da kilde (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pl źródło (informant) · hy աղբյուր (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · de Quelle (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · be жарало́ (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · hy աղբյուր (spring etc.) · mi pūhanga (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · qu pukyu (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ro sursă (spring etc.) · sv fontän (spring etc.) · enm sours (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ast fonte (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sh ѝзвор (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ar مَصْدَر (informant) · ar عَيْن (spring etc.) · fi lähde (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fit lähe (spring etc.) · it fonte (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · id sumber (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ga foinse (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · uz chashma (spring etc.) · fi lähde ((electronics) terminal) · ltg olūts (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pl krynica (spring etc.) · mi mātāwai (spring etc.) · ro izvor (spring etc.) · fa-ira مَنْبَع (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · kk көз (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · af bron (informant) · ja 泉 (spring etc.) · de Quelle (informant) · ml സ്രോതസ്സ് (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pam pekapun (spring etc.) · sq burim (spring etc.) · lt šaltinis (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · hu forrás (informant) · hu forrás (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ja 源泉 (spring etc.) · tk çeşme (spring etc.) · mi tāuru (spring etc.) · hsb žórło (spring etc.) · tr memba (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · el πηγή (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · lb Quell (spring etc.) · hi स्रोत (spring etc.) · yue 源泉 (spring etc.) · de Ursprung (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · az bulaq (spring etc.) · cs zdroj (spring etc.) · it fonte (spring etc.) · vi nguồn (spring etc.) · ota قایناق (spring etc.) · hi स्रोत (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sq burim (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · cs zdroj (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · tl pinagkunan (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · af bron (spring etc.) · eo fonto (spring etc.) · ceb tuboran (spring etc.) · sh ìzvor (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · lb Quellen (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · wa sourd (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · hy ակ (spring etc.) · cmn 本源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fr source (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · cmn 根源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ht sous (spring etc.) · uz masdar (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · lt šaltinis (spring etc.) · nl bron (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · mk извор (spring etc.) · kk тұма (spring etc.) · uz manba (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · he מעיין \ מַעְיָן (spring etc.) · ur مَصْدَر (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · la orīgō (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fr source ((electronics) terminal) · fy boarne (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · kk қайнар (spring etc.) · tt чишмә (spring etc.) · es dimanación (spring etc.) · pt fonte (informant) · tr kaynak (spring etc.) · tg манбаъ (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ckb سەرچاوە (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · kk бұлақ (spring etc.) · fr source (informant) · tg чашма (spring etc.) · sco soorce (spring etc.) · es fuente ((electronics) terminal) · sjd ка̄ййв (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ru ключ (spring etc.) · pl źródło (spring etc.) · fa-ira چَشْمِه (spring etc.) · pl zdrój (spring etc.) · lv avots (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · wa sourd (spring etc.) · pl źródło (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · kk қайнар (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · prs مَنْبَع (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sh ìzvor (spring etc.) · kmr kanî kanî (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · lv avots (spring etc.) · wa sourdant (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ru исто́чник (informant) · ota چشمه (spring etc.) · tr göze (spring etc.) · he מָקוֹר (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · tt чыганак (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · es fontana (spring etc.) · gme-cgo brunna (spring etc.) · he מָקוֹר (informant) · ca font (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pt nascente (spring etc.) · it sorgente (spring etc.) · fr source (spring etc.) · bg изто́чник (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ckb کانگە (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · nl source ((electronics) terminal) · sv ursprung (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ml ഉറവിടം (spring etc.) · ko 샘 (spring etc.) · el πηγή (spring etc.) · be жарало́ (spring etc.) · ga foinse (spring etc.) · ja 根源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ru первоисто́чник (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · it informatore (informant) · dsb žŕodło (spring etc.) · mi mātāpuna (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ms sumber (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sip ཁུང (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pt exsurgência (spring etc.) · lb Quell (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · wa sourdant (spring etc.) · sco soorce (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · es fuente (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pt origem (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · it fonte (informant) · az qaynaq (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · af bron (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · da udspring (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pl źródło ((electronics) terminal) · prs چَشْمَه (spring etc.) · ru родни́к (spring etc.) · ja 源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ba шишмә (spring etc.) · it source ((electronics) terminal) · kk дереккөз (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sk zdroj (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · pdt Häakunft (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · da kilde (spring etc.) · da kilde (informant) · tyz bó (spring etc.) · ja 本源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · nn kjelde (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · cmn 源泉 (spring etc.) · mk извор (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · hy ակունք (spring etc.) · ary عين (spring etc.) · kk бастау (spring etc.) · fi lähde (spring etc.) · cmn 來源 /来源 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ltg olūts (spring etc.) · nb utspring (spring etc.) · pl krynica (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · be крыні́ца (spring etc.) · ru исто́чник (spring etc.) · ur چَشْمَہ (spring etc.) · uz buloq (spring etc.) · qu pukyu (spring etc.) · id narasumber (informant) · es origen (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sl izvir (spring etc.) · be крыні́ца (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ko 본원 (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · sv källa (informant) · sh ѝзвор (spring etc.) · eo fonto (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · fit lähe (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · de Quelle (spring etc.) · ro sursă (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ru исто́к (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · gd stòr (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired) · ar مَصَادِر (the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired)