Feminine

spreuk

Meaning

Concepts

(feminine) proverb, adage, saying
(feminine) sentence
(feminine) conjuration, incantation
(feminine) spell

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sprøːk/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

Inherited from Old Dutch

Cognate with German

In summary

From Middle Dutch sproke, from Old Dutch *spruki, from Proto-West Germanic *spruki, from the verb *sprekan (“to speak”). See spreken. Cognate with German Low German Spröök, German Spruch. Doublet of sproke.

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Dave Duncan

apophthegma

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sententie

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prolóquio

απόφθεγμα

Maxime

adágio

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