Forrás

Forrás is a Hungarian noun with several related meanings. It primarily denotes the origin or starting point of something—a source of information, an explanation, or the place from which something derives. It can also mean a natural spring or fountain, i.e., the physical source of a stream or river.

Usage extends across different domains. In writing and research, forrás refers to a cited source, as in a sentence like “a cikk forrásai” (the sources of the article). In everyday language, it can describe the origin or provenance of a phenomenon. In finance, forrás describes a source of funds or capital, for example “pénzforrások.” In hydrology, forrás specifies the point where groundwater or surface water emerges.

Compound forms illustrate the word’s versatility. Forrásvíz denotes spring water, i.e., water drawn from a natural source. Forráskód is the standard Hungarian term for source code in computing. The word also forms common plural and possessive constructions, such as források and forrásainak.

The concept of forrás is central in fields ranging from journalism and academia to climatology and software development, where clarity about the origin or provenance of information, data, or resources is important. The term is ordinary in everyday Hungarian, used to describe both tangible and intangible origins.