Spruch

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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/
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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
1. stock phrase
2. slogan
  Synonyms: Motto, Parole, Slogan
3. sharp remark or repartee
4. (often guter Spruch) witticism, witty quote
  Synonyms: Bonmot, geflügeltes Wort
5. proverb, saying
  Synonyms: Sprichwort, Redensart
6. popular verse or short poem
7. particular kind of medieval lyric poem
(law) judgment, decision

Declension

Declension of Spruch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spruch	die	Sprüche
genitive	eines	des	Spruches, Spruchs	der	Sprüche
dative	einem	dem	Spruch, Spruche¹	den	Sprüchen
accusative	einen	den	Spruch	die	Sprüche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

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

Related terms

See also

Gedicht
Lied

Further reading

“Spruch” in Duden online
“Spruch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“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)

Further reading

Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Spruch”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 155

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