paraula

Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan paraula), from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”) (compare French parole, Spanish palabra), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Compare paràbola, a borrowed doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾaw.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈɾaw.la]

Noun

paraula f (plural paraules)

1. word

   Synonym: mot

Derived terms

• donar la paraula
• joc de paraules

Related terms

• parlar

Further reading

• “paraula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• palaura, paraura, palaula

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Compare Spanish palabra, Italian parola.

Noun

paraula f

1. word

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan paraulla, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈraula/

Noun

paraula f (plural paraulas)

1. word

Related terms

• parlar

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Old Occitan

Noun

paraula f (oblique plural paraulas, nominative singular paraula, nominative plural paraulas)

1. Alternative form of paraulla