source of inspiration
die Inspirationsquelle, die Inspirationsquellen
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source of inspiration
A person, experience, or something else that gives someone new ideas or inspires creative work.
Die Natur ist für die Malerin eine wichtige Inspirationsquelle.
Nature is an important source of inspiration for the painter.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Inspirationsquellen |
| genitive | der Inspirationsquelle |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Inspirationsquelle | die Inspirationsquellen |
| accusative | die Inspirationsquelle | die Inspirationsquellen |
| dative | der Inspirationsquelle | den Inspirationsquellen |
| genitive | der Inspirationsquelle | der Inspirationsquellen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word consists of „Inspiration“ (inspiration), a linking „s“, and „Quelle“ (source). „Quelle“ is used figuratively here: ideas come from it instead of water.
Auf ihren Reisen entdeckt die Künstlerin immer neue Inspirationsquellen.
On her travels, the artist keeps discovering new sources of inspiration.
A typical sentence pattern is „jemandem als Inspirationsquelle dienen“ (to serve someone as a source of inspiration). The person who receives the ideas is in the dative.
Die alten Familienfotos dienen der jungen Autorin als Inspirationsquelle.
The old family photos serve as a source of inspiration for the young author.
Common collocations are „eine wichtige Inspirationsquelle“ (an important source of inspiration), „eine wertvolle Inspirationsquelle“ (a valuable source of inspiration), and „eine unerschöpfliche Inspirationsquelle“ (an inexhaustible source of inspiration). „Unerschöpflich“ emphasizes that it produces new ideas again and again.
Das Leben in der Großstadt ist für den Fotografen eine unerschöpfliche Inspirationsquelle.
Life in the big city is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the photographer.
