parabel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paːˈraːbəl/
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  • 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.

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 (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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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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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parabel

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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative parabel parabeln parabler parablerna
Genitive parabels parabelns parablers parablernas

See also

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References

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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