paroemia

English

Alternative forms

• paremia, (archaic) parœmia

Etymology

From Latin paroemia (“proverb”), from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”).

Noun

paroemia (plural paroemias)

1. A proverb.

Derived terms

• paroemiography
• paroemiology

Related terms

• paroemiac

Translations

proverb — see proverb