metafoor

Dutch

Etymology

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”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.taːˈfoːr/
metafoor (file)
Hyphenation: me‧ta‧foor
Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

metafoor f (plural metaforen, diminutive metafoortje n)

(linguistics) metaphor, figure of speech

Synonyms

beeldspraak
vergelijking

Derived terms

metaforisch