lasource
feminine
/suʁs/
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Translation
source; spring (of water)
Word origin
From Old French sors, sourse, the feminine past participle of sourdre ('to rise up, to spring forth'), from Latin surgere ('to rise'). The same root gives English 'source', 'surge' and 'resurgent'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- surgere
- English cognates
- source, surge
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsources
Examples
L' pure.
The water from this spring is very pure.
.
The journalist always protects his sources.
montagne.
This river has its source in the mountain.
principale '.
The sun is our main source of energy.
' .
One must always check the source of a piece of information.
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