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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This word is part of lesson 32.