Pronunciation: /spɾɛɪ̯kvɔu̯ɾt/ 🔊︎
noun
Syllabication: Spreek·woort
Plural: Spreek­wöör n dat Spreek­woort Western group, North Low Saxon, Westphalian, Eastphalian, Prussian
Plural: Spreek­woor­ten n dat Spreek­woort
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Low Saxon:
en Satz, de en wissen Sinn utdrückt un faken seggt warrt
English:
proverb
Dutch:
spreekwoord
German:
Sprichwort
Examples:
En Spreekwoort seggt: dat is en slechten Smitt, de keen Rook verdregen kann.

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: spreken + Woort

Twins:

Sprickwoort
Rhyming words
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