primary source

English

Noun

primary source (plural primary sources)

1. (scholarly studies) An original work, especially one by a notable author whose work is now the subject of commentaries (secondary sources).
2. (historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.

Synonyms

• primary work

Related terms

• secondary source
• tertiary source

Translations

original work

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: primaire bron f
• Finnish: primaarilahde
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• Hebrew: מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹנִי m (makór rishoní)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: primærkilde m

• Russian: please add this translation if you can

document

• Armenian: սկզբնաղբյուր (hy) (skzbnaġbyur)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: primaire bron f
• Finnish: primaarilähde
• German: Primärquelle f
• Greek: πρωτογενής πηγή (protogenís pigí)
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• Hebrew: מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹנִי m (makór rishoní)
• Hungarian: elsődleges forrás
• Manx: bun-gheill
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: primærkilde m

• Russian: первоисто́чник (ru) (pervoistóčnik)
• Tagalog: pangunahing batis