Ressource

See also: ressource

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ressource, since the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈsʊrsə/, [ʁeˈsʊʁ.sə], [ʁə-], [-ˈsʊɐ̯-]
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Noun

Ressource f (genitive Ressource, plural Ressourcen)

  1. resource, reserve (means, material that one can use)
    Synonyms: Reserve; Mittel, Arbeitsmittel, Betriebsmittel, Geldmittel, Hilfsmittel, Produktionsmittel; Material, Rohmaterial, Rohstoff, Rohstoffquelle
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 30/2010, page 92:
      Gerade erst hat Peking strenge Ausfuhrquoten für Seltene Erden erlassen – in der Hochtechnologie unentbehrliche Ressourcen, ohne die Hybridfa“”hrzeuge, Hochleistungsmagnete und Festplattenlaufwerke nicht funktionieren.
      Just recently Beijing has issued strict export quotas for rare earths – indispensable resources in high technology, without which hybrid vehicles, high-performance magnets and disk drives do not function.

Usage notes

  • Rarely in the sense “source of information”, for which use Quelle or Hilfsquelle.

Declension

Declension of Ressource [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ressource die Ressourcen
genitive einer der Ressource der Ressourcen
dative einer der Ressource den Ressourcen
accusative eine die Ressource die Ressourcen

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Ressource”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Ressource” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Ressource” in Duden online
  • “Ressource” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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