ressource

See also: Ressource

Danish

Alternative forms

• resurse

Etymology

From French ressource, from Old French ressourdre, from Latin resurgere (“rise again”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛsursə/, [ʁɛˈsuɐ̯sə]

Noun

ressource c (singular definite ressourcen, plural indefinite ressourcer)

1. resource

Inflection

Declension of ressource

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ressource	ressourcen	ressourcer	ressourcerne
genitive	ressources	ressourcens	ressourcers	ressourcernes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French ressource.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːˈsuːrsə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: res‧sour‧ce

Noun

ressource f (plural ressources)

1. (often in the plural) resource, means (of existence)

   Synonym: hulpmiddel

2. A way to turn the course of the game, notably in chess

   Synonym: uitweg

3. (in the plural) possibilities, capabilities

   Synonyms: mogelijkheid, capaciteit

Further reading

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “ressource”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

French

Etymology

From Latin resurgere (“to rise again, resurface”), itself from re- (“again”) +‎ surgere (“to rise”), from sub- (“under”) +‎ regere (“to direct”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.suʁs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ressource f (plural ressources)

1. resource

Descendants

• → Danish: resurse, ressource
• → Dutch: ressource
• → German: Ressource
• → Italian: risorsa
• → Romanian: resursă
• → Sicilian: risursa

Further reading

• “ressource”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.