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parabel

See also: Parabel

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch parabel, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabool, palaver, and parool.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paːˈraːbəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧bel
  • Rhymes: -aːbəl

Noun

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parabel f (plural parabelen or parabels, diminutive parabeltje n)

  1. parable
    De parabel van de Verloren Zoon gaat over de barmhartigheid van de vader. ― The parable of the Prodigal Son is about the mercy of the father.

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: parabel

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch parabel, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paˈrabəl]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧bêl

Noun

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parabel (plural parabel-parabel)

  1. (literature) parable, a short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), via Latin parabola.

Noun

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parabel m (definite singular parabelen, indefinite plural parabler, definite plural parablene)

  1. (in the Bible) a parable
  2. (geometry) a parabola

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), via Latin parabola.

Noun

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parabel m (definite singular parabelen, indefinite plural parablar, definite plural parablane)

  1. (in the Bible) a parable
  2. (geometry) a parabola

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Swedish

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Noun

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parabel c

  1. a parabola (the conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone)
  2. a parable, a short story with an analogy

Declension

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Declension of parabel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite parabel parabels
definite parabeln parabelns
plural indefinite parabler parablers
definite parablerna parablernas

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English parable.

Noun

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parabel

  1. parable
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