исто́чник — meaning in English

English meaning

• beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
• fountain noun A structure that shoots or sprays water, often as a decoration in a public space.
• origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
• parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.
• provenience noun source; findspot; origin
• reference noun A mention of, or connection to, something else.
• source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.
• spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.
• well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.

Senses

исто́чник is used for these senses in English:

• beginning That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
• fountain A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
• origin The beginning of something.
• origin The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
• parent The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]
• provenience (archaeology) source; findspot; origin
• reference (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
• source The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

fountain — full definition

1. noun A structure that shoots or sprays water, often as a decoration in a public space.
2. noun A natural spring where water rises from the ground.
3. noun A source or origin of something, such as knowledge or generosity.

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