parabel

Concepts

parable

allegorist

allegory

fable

parabole

Synonyms

fabel

parabool

Translations

Parabel

parabole

parabola

Gleichnis

parábola

allégorie

Märchen

Allegorie

αλληγορία

μύθος

παραβολή

sinnbildliche Darstellung

conte

moralische Fabel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paːˈraːbəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: parable

In summary

From Middle Dutch parabel, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabool, palaver, and parool.