parabool

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) parabola (a conic section)
2. (masculine) understatement

Synoniemen

parabel

Vertalingen

Parabel

parabola

parábola

parábola

parabole

parabola

paràbola

παραβολή

parabol

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌpaːraːˈboːl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Latijn: parabola

In summary

Borrowed from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (parabállō, “I set side by side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”). Doublet of parool, parabel, and palaver.