Ressource

See also: ressource

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ressource, since the 18th century.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

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

Further reading

• “Ressource”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)
• “Ressource” in Duden online
• “Ressource” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon