LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

metaphora

metaphora f (genitive metaphorae)
Classical[mɛˈta.pʰɔ.ra]Ecclesiastical[meˈtaː.fo.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininea metaphor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemetaphorametaphorae
genitivemetaphoraemetaphorārum
dativemetaphoraemetaphorīs
accusativemetaphorammetaphorās
ablativemetaphorāmetaphorīs
vocativemetaphorametaphorae

mĕtaphŏra, ae, f., = μεταφορά,
I. a rhetorical figure, metaphor, a transferring of a word from its proper signification to another (called by Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 155, verbi translatio; post-Aug.), Quint. 8, 6, 18; (as Greek), id. 8, 6, 4 sqq.; Schol. Juv. 1, 169.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalanmetàfora
  • Englishmetaphor
  • Frenchmétaphore
  • Italianmetafora
  • Occitanmetafòra
  • Portuguesemetáfora
  • Romanianmetaforă
  • Spanishmetáfora
  • Irishmeafarfrom English metaphor

Quick answers

What does metaphora mean in Latin?
metaphora, a noun, means “a metaphor”.
What is the genitive of metaphora?
The genitive singular is metaphorae. metaphora is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce metaphora?
In classical Latin, [mɛˈta.pʰɔ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈtaː.fo.ra].