paremiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/
Etymology
From paremia (“proverb”) + -ology, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The study of proverbs.
In this respect, paremiology can immensely contribute to the more general study of culture from a semiotic point of view, or in a semiotic perspective. But culture is a process, a synchronous snapshot, at best, being subject to constant changes.
2015, Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Melita Aleksa Varga, editors, Introduction to Paremiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 107:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paroemiology | alternative | lexicographic | |
| parœmiology | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paremiological · paremiologist
Relateds
paremiography · paremiologically · paroemia
Translations (15)
de Parömiologie (the study of proverbs) · es paremiología (the study of proverbs) · de Sprichwortkunde (the study of proverbs) · cs paremiologie (the study of proverbs) · scn parimiuluggìa (the study of proverbs) · fi paremiologia (the study of proverbs) · cmn 諺語研究 /谚语研究 (the study of proverbs) · pt paremiologia (the study of proverbs) · ru паремиоло́гия (the study of proverbs) · hy ասույթաբանություն (the study of proverbs) · gl paremioloxía (the study of proverbs) · pl paremiologia (the study of proverbs) · ca paremiologia (the study of proverbs) · it paremiologia (the study of proverbs) · fr parémiologie (the study of proverbs)