metaphora

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “I transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /meˈta.pʰo.ra/, [mɛˈta.pʰɔ.ra]

Noun

metaphora f (genitive metaphorae); first declension

a metaphor

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	metaphora	metaphorae
Genitive	metaphorae	metaphorārum
Dative	metaphorae	metaphorīs
Accusative	metaphoram	metaphorās
Ablative	metaphorā	metaphorīs
Vocative	metaphora	metaphorae

References

metaphora in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
metaphora in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
metaphora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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