fountainhead

English

Etymology

fountain +‎ head

Noun

fountainhead (plural fountainheads)

1. A spring that is the source of a river.
2. An abundant source of knowledge, etc.

Translations

a spring that is the source of a river

• Armenian: աղբերակ (hy) (աղբերակ)
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: alkulähde (fi)
• German: Quelle (de) f
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• Greek: βρυσομάνα (el) f (vrysomána)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

• Maori: mātāwai

an abundant source of knowledge, etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: lähde (fi)
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• German: Ursprung (de) m, Quelle (de) f
• Italian: sorgente (it) f, fonte (it) f

References

• “fountainhead”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.