geflügeltes Wort

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German

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ἔπεα πτερόεντα (épea pteróenta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈflyːɡəltəs vɔʁt/
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Noun

geflügeltes Wort n (strong, definite nominative das geflügelte Wort, genitive (des) geflügelten Wortes, plural geflügelte Worte, definite plural die geflügelten Worte)

  1. (often in the plural) winged word, catchphrase (a well-known quotation, often a witticism)
    Synonyms: Redensart, Sprichwort, Spruch
    • 2008, Bodo Mrozek, Lexikon der bedrohten Wörter, →ISBN, page 196:
      Einer der eifrigsten deutschen Wortschöpfer war Herbert Wehner (1906–1990). Der langjährige SPD-Fraktionschef hob während seiner Amtszeit allerlei Begriffe aus der Taufe, die später als geflügelte Worte durch den Bundestag flatterten und Kenner noch heute erfreuen.
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