LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

allēgoria

allēgoria f (genitive allēgoriae)
Classical[al.leːˈɡɔ.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[al.leˈɡɔː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. allegory
  2. parable

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeallēgoriaallēgoriae
genitiveallēgoriaeallēgoriārum
dativeallēgoriaeallēgoriīs
accusativeallēgoriamallēgoriās
ablativeallēgoriāallēgoriīs
vocativeallēgoriaallēgoriae

allēgŏrĭa, ae, f., = ἀλληγορία,
I. an allegory, i. e. a figurative representation of a thought or of an abstract truth, under an image carried through to the end: continuus (usus comparationis) in allegoriam et aenigmata exit, Quint. 8, 6, 14; so id. 8, 6, 52: quae sunt per allegoriam dicta, are spoken allegorically, Vulg. Gal. 4, 24: allegoriarum explanationes, Arn. 5, p. 186 (in Cic. written in Greek, Or. 27, 94; id. Att. 2, 20).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría).

Descendants
  • Catalanal·legoria
  • Englishallegory
  • Frenchallégorie
  • Italianallegoria
  • Portuguesealegoria
  • Romanianalegorie
  • Spanishalegoría
  • Czechalegorie
  • Estonianallegooria
  • Finnishallegoria

Quick answers

What does allēgoria mean in Latin?
allēgoria, a noun, means “allegory; parable”.
What is the genitive of allēgoria?
The genitive singular is allēgoriae. allēgoria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce allēgoria?
In classical Latin, [al.leːˈɡɔ.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.leˈɡɔː.ri.a].