Neuter
Gleichnis
- (neuter, strong) simile
- (neuter, strong) parable
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
glyychnis
Basel-Landschaft
glyychnus
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gelīchnisse, from Old High German gilīhnissi, gilīhnessi, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkanassī. Equivalent to gleich + -nis.
Parables of Jesus
Apolog
Lehrfabel
didaktische Erzählung
moralische Fabel
sinnbildliche Darstellung
Allegorese
Gespött
bildhafter Ausdruck
beispielhafte Erzählung
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