Spruch

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German spruch, from Old High German *spruh, from Proto-West Germanic *spruki (“saying”), related to the verb *sprekan (“to speak”). Cognate with Dutch spreuk, German Low German Spröök. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁʊx/ === Noun === Spruch m (strong, genitive Spruches or Spruchs, plural Sprüche, diminutive Sprüchlein n or Sprüchelchen n) short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself stock phrase slogan Synonyms: Motto, Parole, Slogan sharp remark or repartee (often guter Spruch) witticism, witty quote Synonyms: Bonmot, geflügeltes Wort proverb, saying Synonyms: Sprichwort, Redensart popular verse or short poem particular kind of medieval lyric poem (law) judgment, decision ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === Gedicht Lied === Further reading === “Spruch” in Duden online “Spruch”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Spruch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German spruch, from Old High German *spruh, from Proto-Germanic *sprukiz (“saying”), related to the verb *sprekaną (“to speak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃprux/ Rhymes: -ux Syllabification: Spruch === Noun === Spruch m (plural Sprich, diminutive Sprichelche) saying proverb === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Spruch”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 155