metafora

See also: metáfora, metàfora, metafòra, and metaforă

Albanian

Noun

metafora

1. inflection of metaforë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Basque

Noun

metafora inan

1. (rhetoric) metaphor

Declension

Declension of metafora (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	metafora	metafora	metaforak
ergative	metaforak	metaforak	metaforek
dative	metaforari	metaforari	metaforei
genitive	metaforaren	metaforaren	metaforen
comitative	metaforarekin	metaforarekin	metaforekin
causative	metaforarengatik	metaforarengatik	metaforengatik
benefactive	metaforarentzat	metaforarentzat	metaforentzat
instrumental	metaforaz	metaforaz	metaforez
inessive	metaforatan	metaforan	metaforetan
locative	metaforatako	metaforako	metaforetako
allative	metaforatara	metaforara	metaforetara
terminative	metaforataraino	metaforaraino	metaforetaraino
directive	metaforatarantz	metaforarantz	metaforetarantz
destinative	metaforatarako	metaforarako	metaforetarako
ablative	metaforatatik	metaforatik	metaforetatik
partitive	metaforarik	—	—
prolative	metaforatzat	—	—

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtafora]

Noun

metafora f

1. (rhetoric) metaphor

Declension

Declension of metafora (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	metafora	metafory
genitive	metafory	metafor
dative	metafoře	metaforám
accusative	metaforu	metafory
vocative	metaforo	metafory
locative	metafoře	metaforách
instrumental	metaforou	metaforami

Related terms

• metaforický

Esperanto

Etymology

From metaforo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metaˈfora/
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fo‧ra

Adjective

metafora

1. metaphorical, metaphoric

Finnish

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metafora

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Etymology

Internationalism (see English metaphor), ultimately from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetɑˌforɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝ˌfo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ta‧fo‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): meta‧fora

Noun

metafora

1. (rhetoric) metaphor

Declension

Inflection of metafora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		metafora	metaforat
genitive		metaforan	metaforien
partitive		metaforaa	metaforia
illative		metaforaan	metaforiin
		singular	plural
nominative		metafora	metaforat
accusative	nom.	metafora	metaforat
	gen.	metaforan
genitive		metaforan	metaforien metaforain rare
partitive		metaforaa	metaforia
inessive		metaforassa	metaforissa
elative		metaforasta	metaforista
illative		metaforaan	metaforiin
adessive		metaforalla	metaforilla
ablative		metaforalta	metaforilta
allative		metaforalle	metaforille
essive		metaforana	metaforina
translative		metaforaksi	metaforiksi
abessive		metaforatta	metaforitta
instructive		—	metaforin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metafora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metaforani metaforani accusative nom. metaforani metaforani gen. metaforani genitive metaforani metaforieni metaforaini rare partitive metaforaani metaforiani inessive metaforassani metaforissani elative metaforastani metaforistani illative metaforaani metaforiini adessive metaforallani metaforillani ablative metaforaltani metaforiltani allative metaforalleni metaforilleni essive metaforanani metaforinani translative metaforakseni metaforikseni abessive metaforattani metaforittani instructive — — comitative — metaforineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metaforasi metaforasi accusative nom. metaforasi metaforasi gen. metaforasi genitive metaforasi metaforiesi metaforaisi rare partitive metaforaasi metaforiasi inessive metaforassasi metaforissasi elative metaforastasi metaforistasi illative metaforaasi metaforiisi adessive metaforallasi metaforillasi ablative metaforaltasi metaforiltasi allative metaforallesi metaforillesi essive metaforanasi metaforinasi translative metaforaksesi metaforiksesi abessive metaforattasi metaforittasi instructive — — comitative — metaforinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metaforamme metaforamme accusative nom. metaforamme metaforamme gen. metaforamme genitive metaforamme metaforiemme metaforaimme rare partitive metaforaamme metaforiamme inessive metaforassamme metaforissamme elative metaforastamme metaforistamme illative metaforaamme metaforiimme adessive metaforallamme metaforillamme ablative metaforaltamme metaforiltamme allative metaforallemme metaforillemme essive metaforanamme metaforinamme translative metaforaksemme metaforiksemme abessive metaforattamme metaforittamme instructive — — comitative — metaforinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metaforanne metaforanne accusative nom. metaforanne metaforanne gen. metaforanne genitive metaforanne metaforienne metaforainne rare partitive metaforaanne metaforianne inessive metaforassanne metaforissanne elative metaforastanne metaforistanne illative metaforaanne metaforiinne adessive metaforallanne metaforillanne ablative metaforaltanne metaforiltanne allative metaforallenne metaforillenne essive metaforananne metaforinanne translative metaforaksenne metaforiksenne abessive metaforattanne metaforittanne instructive — — comitative — metaforinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metaforansa metaforansa accusative nom. metaforansa metaforansa gen. metaforansa genitive metaforansa metaforiensa metaforainsa rare partitive metaforaansa metaforiaan metaforiansa inessive metaforassaan metaforassansa metaforissaan metaforissansa elative metaforastaan metaforastansa metaforistaan metaforistansa illative metaforaansa metaforiinsa adessive metaforallaan metaforallansa metaforillaan metaforillansa ablative metaforaltaan metaforaltansa metaforiltaan metaforiltansa allative metaforalleen metaforallensa metaforilleen metaforillensa essive metaforanaan metaforanansa metaforinaan metaforinansa translative metaforakseen metaforaksensa metaforikseen metaforiksensa abessive metaforattaan metaforattansa metaforittaan metaforittansa instructive — — comitative — metaforineen metaforinensa

Synonyms

• kuvanto (rare)

See also

• kielikuva

Further reading

• “metafora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023