Spruch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spruch, from Old High German *spruch, *spruh, from Proto-Germanic *sprukiz (“saying”). Cognate with German Low German Spröök, Dutch spreuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpʁʊx/

Noun

Spruch m (genitive Spruches or Spruchs, plural Sprüche, diminutive Sprüchlein n)

1. quote
2. judgment, decision
3. slogan
4. proverb, saying
5. medieval lyric poem

Hyponyms

• Bibelspruch (“Bible verse quoted or recited for inspiration”)
• Freispruch
• Funkspruch
• Gottesspruch (“divine oracle”)
• Liebesspruch (“love spell”)
• Liebesspruch (“motto, slogan”)
• Gerichtsspruch (“judgment, verdict”)
• Schuldspruch (“guilty verdict”)
• Richterspruch (“verdict, sentence”)
• Schiedspruch (“arbitration verdict, arbitral award”)
• Sinnspruch (“life maxim, aphorism”)
• Trinkspruch (“toast (salutation)”)
• Urteilsspruch (“verdict, sentence”)
• Wahlspruch (“election slogan, motto”)
• Wappenspruch (“heraldic motto”)
• Widerspruch
• Zauberspruch

Related terms

• Sprache
• sprechen
• Sprichwort
• spruchreif
• spruchhaft
• Spruchrichter
• Anspruch
• Ausspruch
• Einspruch
• Zuspruch

See also

• Gedicht
• Lied

Further reading

• “Spruch” in Duden online

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃprux/

Noun

Spruch m (plural Sprich, diminutive Sprichelche)

1. saying
2. proverb

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary