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Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French ressource, from Old French ressourdre, from Latin resurgere (“rise again”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ressource c (singular definite ressourcen, plural indefinite ressourcer)
- resource
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French ressource.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːˈsuːrsə/
- Hyphenation: res‧sour‧ce
Noun
ressource f (plural ressources)
- (often in the plural) resource, means (of existence)
- Synonym: hulpmiddel
- A way to turn the course of the game, notably in chess
- Synonym: uitweg
- (in the plural) possibilities, capabilities
- Synonyms: mogelijkheid, capaciteit
Further reading
French
Etymology
From Latin resurgere (“to rise again, resurface”), itself from re- (“again”) + surgere (“to rise”), from sub- (“under”) + regere (“to direct”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ressource f (plural ressources)
- resource
Descendants
Further reading