Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "Proverb" in the German dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROVERB

lateinisch.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PROVERB IN GERMAN

Proverb  [Provẹrb] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVERB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Proverb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVERB MEAN IN GERMAN?

Click to see the original definition of «Proverb» in the German dictionary.
Click to see the automatic translation of the definition in English.

Definition of Proverb in the German dictionary

Saying. Sprichwort.

Click to see the original definition of «Proverb» in the German dictionary.
Click to see the automatic translation of the definition in English.

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVERB


Adverb
Advẹrb 
Auxiliarverb
Auxilia̲rverb
Demonstrativadverb
Demonstrati̲vadverb
Funktionsverb
Funktio̲nsverb
Handlungsverb
Hạndlungsverb
Hilfsverb
Hịlfsverb
Interrogativadverb
Interrogati̲vadverb
Kausaladverb
Kausa̲ladverb
Konjunktionaladverb
Konjunktiona̲ladverb
Modaladverb
Moda̲ladverb
Modalverb
Moda̲lverb
Pronominaladverb
Pronomina̲ladverb
Präfixverb
Prä̲fixverb, auch: […ˈfɪks…] 
Präverb
Prävẹrb
Relativadverb
Relati̲vadverb
Satzadverb
Sạtzadverb
Temporaladverb
Tempora̲ladverb
Vollverb
Vọllverb
Vorgangsverb
Vo̲rgangsverb
Zustandsverb
Zu̲standsverb

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVERB

Prov.
Provence
Provenceröl
Provenienz
Proventivknospe
Provenzale
Provenzalin
provenzalisch
Provenzalische
Proverbe dramatique
proverbial
proverbialisch
proverbiell
Proverbium
Proviant
proviantieren
Proviantkorb
Proviantmeister
Proviantwagen
Providenz

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVERB

Architektenwettbewerb
Bewerb
Erwerb
Fotowettbewerb
Grunderwerb
Ideenwettbewerb
Kerb
Malwettbewerb
Nebenerwerb
Positionsverb
Schülerwettbewerb
Spracherwerb
Verb
Verderb
Vorlesewettbewerb
Wettbewerb
derb
feinherb
herb
superb

Synonyms and antonyms of Proverb in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVERB» IN GERMAN

The following German words have a similar or identical meaning as «Proverb» and belong to the same grammatical category.
German synonyms of Proverb

Translation of «Proverb» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PROVERB

Find out the translation of Proverb to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.
The translations of Proverb from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Proverb» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

谚语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

proverbio
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

Proverb
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

कहावत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

مثل
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

пословица
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

provérbio
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

প্রবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

proverbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

peribahasa
190 millions of speakers

German

Proverb
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

속담
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

Wulang bebasan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

tục ngữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

பழமொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

सुप्रसिध्द म्हण
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

atasözü
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

proverbio
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

przysłowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

прислів´я
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

zicală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

παροιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

spreekwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

ordspråk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

ordtak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Proverb

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVERB»

The term «Proverb» is very widely used and occupies the 15.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
93
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Proverb» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Proverb
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our German online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Proverb».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVERB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Proverb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Proverb» appears in digitalised printed sources in German between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Proverb

EXAMPLES

10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVERB»

Discover the use of Proverb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Proverb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
1
Handbuch der Keilschriftliteratur
235_) Proverb. — 236) «SGordon JCS 12 1ff. Ex. I (5. UU). — 237) Proverb. Heimpel Tierbilder U65. — 238) Proverb. — 239) // «SGordon SP 1.9. Cf Krecher ZA 60 205. — 2j*0) Proverb. — 2U1 ) Proverb. Gordon Festschrift Struve 236.
Rykle Borger, 1975
2
Phraseologie: ein internationales Handbuch der ...
and simply asked a cross section of fifty-five Vermont citizens how they would define a proverb. After all, the general folk uses prov- erbs all the time, and one would think that they know intuitively what a proverb repre- sents. A frequency study ...
Harald Burger, 2007
3
Gewitztes Erzählen in der Frühen Neuzeit: Heinrich Bebels ...
De pedello Viennensi A - E (Proverb Nr. 279): Quifacile ditetur94 E (Proverb Nr. 279): Wölcher leichtlich reich wird E (Proverb Nr. 459): Quae non credenda sint mulieri95 E (Proverb Nr. 459): Wölche stuck einem Weib nit züglauben seien E ...
Stephanie Altrock, 2009
4
Inhaltliche Ordnung der sumerischen und akkadischen Texte. ...
(Rätsel). Chiera SEM n63 (Schimpfreden von zwei dumu-edubba's = Dialogue 1) . Chiera SLT n10 (Proverb collection twelve?) und 1 89 Vs. (Proverb col- lection six). Chiera STVC n3 + U (Proverb collection seven). Civil + Biggs RA 60 1ff.
Rykle Borger, 1975
5
Res humanae proverbiorum et sententiarum: ad honorem ...
The syllabus covers the following topics: What is the proverb?; The most powerful markers of proverbiality (metaphor, ... Wellerisms; Proverb parodies; Proverbs in prose literature; Proverb poems; Proverbs in the language classroom; The use ...
Csaba Földes, 2004
6
Schinden, Schinder - Sublimierung
Essays on the Proverb. N. Y. 1981, 10-42; Seitel, P.: Proverbs. A Social Use of Metaphor. ibid., 122-139; Briggs, C.: The Pragmatics of Proverb Performances in New Mexican Spanish. In: Mieder, W. (ed.): Wise Words. Essays on the Proverb.
Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2007
7
Sententia und proverbium:
46 KINDSTRAND, The Greek Concept of Proverbs, S. 71-85. 47 TAYLOR, Medieval Proverb Collections, S. 19-35. 48 TAYLOR, The Proverb and an Index to 'The Proverb', S. 3. 49 TAYLOR, The Proverb and an Index to 'The Proverb', S. 3. us, ...
Sibylle Hallik, 2007
8
Sprichwort und Sprache: am Beispiel des Sprichworts im ...
Mieder, International Proverb Scholarship: Wolfgang Mieder, International Proverb Scholarship. An Annotated Bibliography, New York: Garland 1982 ( Garland Folklore Bibliographies 3). Mieder, Neuhochdeutsche Sprichwörterlexikographie: ...
Hans Ruef, 1995
9
Verschriftung und Verschriftlichung: Aspekte des ...
Contrary to Williams, Gilles makes out a difference between proverb and gnome, the former being "a saying current among folk"8 - this feature has itself been subject to many discussions - the latter "carry[ing] greater authority than proverbs"  ...
Christine Ehler, 1998
10
Die Armen werden das Land besitzen: eine exegetische Studie ...
N. H. Ridderbos (1972)1126 L. G. Perdue (1977)1127 I Erhitze dich nicht! Vertraue! (6 Strophen) A.1-11 Strophe I: A 1-2 a “Be not Envious of the Evil-Doers ” B 3-4 b 1-8 (Normaltext) 9 Central Proverb G 5-6 b' 10fExpanded observations D7 a' ...
Naciso Crisanto Tiquillahuanca, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVERB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Proverb is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stephen Colbert calls out Mike Pence for making up an old Russian ...
The proverb in question? As Pence stated it during the debate, "A Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates." It's a pretty good Russian proverb. The trouble is ... «Business Insider, Oct 16»
2
Proverb asserts his failed marriage helped him: 'I love myself like ...
After 10 months since he and his ex-wife Onalerona confirmed that they would be getting a divorce amid cheating allegations, ProVerb has opened up about ... «Times LIVE, Sep 16»
3
ProVerb's ex reflects on the pain of divorce
It's been 10 months since ProVerb and his ex-wife Onalerona confirmed that they would be getting a divorce amid cheating allegations. «Times LIVE, Sep 16»
4
Ivanka Trump Credits Emma Watson For Famous Rabbinic Proverb ...
Ivanka Trump Credits Emma Watson For Famous Rabbinic Proverb In Instagram Post. An Orthodox Jewish woman like Trump might be expected to know better. «Huffington Post, Sep 16»
5
EXCLUSIVE! Thomas Msengana, Bridget Masinga & Proverb get big ...
Idols Proverb, who has previously been on the station as a guest presenter, has secured his own show as the host of the Top 40 every Saturday from 10am to ... «Times LIVE, Aug 16»
6
Proverb shares the cutest message with his fans
Musician Proverb might be a feisty musician but the softer side of him has been revealed in a conversation he posted on social media. «Times LIVE, Aug 16»
7
It Takes A Village To Determine The Origins Of An African Proverb
The proverb got a lot of retweets. And some criticism. One Twitter user, Christiana A. Mbakwe, said, "If someone starts an aphorism with 'there's an African ... «NPR, Jul 16»
8
ProVerb has been friend zoned, says Liesl Laurie
Jason and his panel of co-hosts made up of Glen Biderman-Pam and Nicholas Goliath asked Liesl if the rumours surrounding her and ProVerb were true. «Times LIVE, Jul 16»
9
ProVerb and Liesl Laurie loved-up at J Cole concert
TMG Entertainment spotted Idols SA presenter ProVerb and former Miss SA Liesl Laurie looking all loved-up at the J Cole concert this past weekend. «Times LIVE, Jun 16»
10
Boy writes his own proverbs in a hilarious homework assignment ...
The industrious young boy, whose age and location is unknown, turned the proverb - probably the most famous thanks to it's part in The Shining - on it's head. «Daily Mail, Jun 16»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Proverb [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-de/proverb>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
de
German dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z