source language

noun

The language from which a translation is done.

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target language
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Meanings

nounsource language (plural source languages)

plural source languages

  1. human sciencesThe language from which a translation is done.
  2. computingThe language of the source code to be compiled.

Synonyms & antonyms

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SL
Opposite
target language

Translations

Catalan llengua font, llengua d'origen
  • llengua fontlanguage from which a translation is done
  • llengua d'origenlanguage from which a translation is done
  • llengua objectelanguage from which a translation is done
Chinese Mandarin 原語 /原语
  • 原語 /原语 (yuányǔ)language from which a translation is done
Danish kildesprog
  • kildesproglanguage from which a translation is done
Dutch brontaal
  • brontaallanguage from which a translation is done
Finnish lähdekieli, lähdekieli
  • lähdekielilanguage from which a translation is done
  • lähdekielilanguage of the source code to be compiled
French langue de départ, langue source
  • langue de départlanguage from which a translation is done
  • langue sourcelanguage from which a translation is done
German Ausgangssprache, Quellsprache
  • Ausgangssprachelanguage from which a translation is done
  • Quellsprachelanguage from which a translation is done
Greek γλώσσα πηγής, γλώσσα-πηγή
  • γλώσσα πηγής (glóssa pigís)language from which a translation is done
  • γλώσσα-πηγή (glóssa-pigí)language from which a translation is done
Hungarian forrásnyelv
  • forrásnyelvlanguage from which a translation is done
Irish teanga fhoinseach
  • teanga fhoinseachlanguage of the source code to be compiled
Italian lingua di partenza
  • lingua di partenzalanguage from which a translation is done
Japanese 起点言語
  • 起点言語 (kiten gengo)language from which a translation is done
Korean 기점 언어
  • 기점 언어 (gijeom eoneo)language from which a translation is done
Polish język źródłowy, język źródłowy
  • język źródłowylanguage from which a translation is done
  • język źródłowylanguage of the source code to be compiled
Romanian limbă originală, limbă sursă
  • limbă originalălanguage from which a translation is done
  • limbă sursălanguage from which a translation is done
Russian язы́к оригина́ла
  • язы́к оригина́ла (jazýk originála)language from which a translation is done
Spanish idioma fontanal/original, lengua fontanal/original
  • idioma fontanal/originallanguage from which a translation is done
  • lengua fontanal/originallanguage from which a translation is done
Swedish källspråk
  • källspråklanguage from which a translation is done
Ukrainian мо́ва оригіна́лу
  • мо́ва оригіна́лу (móva oryhinálu)language from which a translation is done
Cite this entry
APA

source language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/source%20language

MLA

“source language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/source%20language. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “source language,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/source%20language.

Source: source language on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.