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origin

UK
/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
US
/ˈɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
originnoun
origins
pl
UK
/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
US
/ˈɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
Translations
The origin of the river is in the mountains.
L’origine de la rivière se trouve dans les montagnes.
Additional translations
sourceSurtout pour le point ou la cause d’où quelque chose provient.
originesAu pluriel, pour l’ascendance, l’appartenance familiale ou ethnique.
origineEn anatomie.
origineEn mathématiques et en géométrie.
Definitions
The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.
The origin of the river is in the mountains.
Ancestry or parentage.
She is proud of her Italian origin.
The more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
The origin of the biceps muscle is located at the shoulder.
A fixed point from which coordinates are measured, as where axes intersect in a graph.
The graph's origin is at the point (0,0).
Synonyms
source
beginning
root
starting point
foundation
genesis
birth
inception
provenance
Antonyms
end
conclusion
result
originadjective
UK
/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
US
/ˈɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to denote source or beginning.
Translations
originelRare, surtout dans des emplois comme « origin story ».
The film is an origin story of the famed detective.
Le film est un récit originel du célèbre détective.
Definitions
Serving to denote the source, beginning, or cause of something; initial.
The film is an origin story of the famed detective.
Synonyms
original
initial
primary
first
native
primitive
ancestral
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