paràbola

See also: parabola, parábola, and parabolă

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of paraula, which was inherited. The mathematical sense is taken from New Latin or directly from Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈɾa.βu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈɾa.bo.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈɾa.bo.la]

Noun

paràbola f (plural paràboles)

1. (mathematics) parabola
2. parable

Derived terms

• parabòlic