източник

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Bulgarian

Източник на проток (в червено, отбел. с +)

Etymology

и́зток (íztok, lit. outflow) +‎ -ник (-nik)

Pronunciation

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Noun

и́зточник (íztočnikm

  1. (dated) fountain, spring (source of flow)
    Synonyms: и́звор (ízvor), вир (vir)
    Antonym: отто́чник (ottóčnik)
  2. (figurative) source, fount, root (place, thing, or stock that provides foundation for something to emerge)
    светли́нен и́зточникsvetlínen íztočniklight source
    топли́нен и́зточникtoplínen íztočnikheat source
  3. (by extension) origin, basis, beginning
    Synonyms: нача́ло (načálo), прои́зход (proízhod)
  4. (by extension) provenance, place of genesis
    Synonym: произхожде́ние (proizhoždénie)
  5. (judiciary) informant, provider (person who provides information or evidence)
    и́зточник на све́денияíztočnik na svédenijaprovider of information

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References

  • източник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • източник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010