metafoor

Meaning

metaphor (figure of speech)

Concepts

metaphor

figure of speech

image

trope

Synonyms

beeldspraak

beeld

spreekwijze

stijlfiguur

troop

vergelijking

Translations

Metapher

métaphore

metafora

metáfora

metáfora

μεταφορά

metafor

metáforo

mecaz

metàfora

مَجَاز

figure de style

metaforá

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmeː.taːˈfoːr/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: métaphore

In summary

Borrowed from French métaphore, 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”).