spreuk

• spreuck, spreucke, spruek (obsolete)
• sprook, sproke (obsolete)

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.

• IPA^(key): /sprøːk/

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• Hyphenation: spreuk
• Rhymes: -øːk

spreuk f (plural spreuken, diminutive spreukje n)

1. proverb, adage, saying

   Synonym: gezegde

   Een bekende spreuk zegt: "Wie niet waagt, die niet wint." ― A well-known saying goes: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

   In dit oude boek vinden we vele wijze spreuken en gezegdes. ― In this old book, we find many wise proverbs and sayings.

2. sentence
3. conjuration, incantation
4. spell

Borrowed from Dutch spreuk.

spreuk c (plural spreuken, diminutive spreukje)

1. saying, proverb

• liifspreuk

• “spreuk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011