# metafora
## Basque
### Noun

metafora inan
* (rhetoric) metaphor

#### Declension
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛtafora]

### Noun

metafora f
* (rhetoric) metaphor

#### Related terms

* metaforický

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetɑˌforɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝ˌfo̞rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -orɑ
* Hyphenation: meta‧fora

### Noun

metafora
* (rhetoric) metaphor

#### Declension

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 2023-07-03

## Hungarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛtɒforɒ]
* Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fo‧ra
* Rhymes: -rɒ
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### Noun

metafora (plural metaforák)
* metaphor

#### Related terms

* metaforikus

### References

* ↑ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

### Further reading

* metafora in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meˈta.fo.ra/
* Rhymes: -afora
* Hyphenation: me‧tà‧fo‧ra

### Noun

metafora f (plural metafore)
* metaphor
* trope
* figure of speech

#### Derived terms

* metaforeggiare
* metaforico
* metaforismo

### References

* metafora in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

## Latvian
### Noun

metafora f (4th declension)
* (rhetoric) metaphor

#### Declension
## Lithuanian
### Noun

metàfora f (plural metàforos) stress pattern 2
* (rhetoric) metaphor

#### Declension
## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛ.taˈfɔ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔra
* Syllabification: me‧ta‧fo‧ra

### Noun

metafora f
* (rhetoric) metaphor
    Synonym: przenośnia

#### Derived terms

* metaforycznie
* metaforyczny

### Further reading

* metafora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* metafora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /metǎfora/

### Noun

metàfora f (Cyrillic spelling мета̀фора)
* (rhetoric) metaphor