parabel

See also: Parabel

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabool.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːˈraːbəl/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧bel
• Rhymes: -aːbəl

Noun

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.

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

parabel (first-person possessive parabelku, second-person possessive parabelmu, third-person possessive parabelnya)

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

Further reading

• “parabel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Parabel (lignelse)

Wikipedia ^no

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

parabel

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• (Bible) lignelse, liknelse

Related terms

• parabolsk

References

• “parabel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

parabel

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• (Bible) likning

Related terms

• parabolsk

References

• “parabel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

parabel

Wikipedia ^sv

parabel

Noun

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

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

Declension of parabel

See also

• allegori
• analogi
• kägelsnitt
• liknelse
• metafor
• parabol
• parallell

References

• parabel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• parabel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• parabel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English parable.

Noun

parabel

1. parable