Synonyms: grondregel, kernspreuk, stelregel, zedenspreuk, zinspreuk
| Part of speech | common noun |
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| Pronunciation | /sprøk/ |
| Hyphenation | spreuk |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | spreuken |
| English | maxim |
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| Esperanto | maksimo |
| German | Grundsatz; Maxime |
| Spanish | máxima |