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noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The language from which a translation is done.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The language of the source code to be compiled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a language that is to be translated into another language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: language, linguistic communication

Narrower terms: application-oriented language, problem-oriented language, command language, query language, search language

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llengua font — language from which a translation is done
  • Catalan: llengua d'origen — language from which a translation is done
  • Catalan: llengua objecte — language from which a translation is done
  • Chinese Mandarin: 原語 /原语 (yuányǔ) — language from which a translation is done
  • Danish: kildesprog — language from which a translation is done
  • Dutch: brontaal — language from which a translation is done
  • Faroese: keldumál — language from which a translation is done
  • Finnish: lähdekieli — language from which a translation is done
  • French: langue de départ — language from which a translation is done
  • French: langue source — language from which a translation is done
  • German: Ausgangssprache — language from which a translation is done
  • German: Quellsprache — language from which a translation is done
  • Greek: γλώσσα πηγής (glóssa pigís) — language from which a translation is done
  • Greek: γλώσσα-πηγή (glóssa-pigí) — language from which a translation is done
  • Hungarian: forrásnyelv — language from which a translation is done
  • Italian: lingua di partenza — language from which a translation is done
  • Japanese: 起点言語 (kiten gengo) — language from which a translation is done
  • Korean: 기점 언어 (gijeom eoneo) — language from which a translation is done
  • Polish: język źródłowy — language from which a translation is done
  • Romanian: limbă originală — language from which a translation is done
  • Romanian: limbă sursă — language from which a translation is done
  • Russian: язы́к оригина́ла (jazýk originála) — language from which a translation is done
  • Spanish: idioma fontanal — language from which a translation is done
  • Swedish: källspråk — language from which a translation is done
  • Ukrainian: мо́ва оригіна́лу (móva oryhinálu) — language from which a translation is done
  • Faroese: keldumál — language of the source code to be compiled
  • Finnish: lähdekieli — language of the source code to be compiled
  • Irish: teanga fhoinseach — language of the source code to be compiled
  • Polish: język źródłowy — language of the source code to be compiled