German

Noun

Parabel f ‎(genitive Parabel, plural Parabeln)

1. (story) parable
2. (mathematics) parabola

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

parabel m ‎(definite singular parabelen, indefinite plural parabler, definite plural parablene)

1. (in the Bible) a parable
2. (geometry) a parabola

Synonyms

• (Bible) lignelse, liknelse

References

• “parabel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολή ‎(parabolḗ), via Latin parabola

Noun

parabel m ‎(definite singular parabelen, indefinite plural parablar, definite plural parablane)

1. (in the Bible) a parable
2. (geometry) a parabola

Synonyms

• (Bible) likning

References

• “parabel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

parabel

Noun

parabel c

1. a parabola (the conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone)
2. a parable, a short story with an analogy

Declension

See also

• kägelsnitt
• parabol