paremia

Learned borrowing from Latin paroemia.

• IPA^(key): /paˈrɛ.mja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmja
• Syllabification: pa‧re‧mia

paremia f

1. paroemia (short and pertinent phrase expressing universal messages, taken as a hint, warning, or commentary of some situation)

   Hyponyms: porzekadło, przysłowie, zagadka

• paremia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• paremia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”). Compare English paroemia.

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾemja/ [paˈɾe.mja]
• Rhymes: -emja
• Syllabification: pa‧re‧mia

paremia f (plural paremias)

1. proverb, saying; paroemia

   Synonym: proverbio

• “paremia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024