metafoor

From Dutch metafoor, from French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “I transfer, apply”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪə̯.taˈfʊə̯r/

metafoor (plural metafore)

1. metaphor (figure of speech)

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.taːˈfoːr/

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• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧foor
• Rhymes: -oːr

metafoor f (plural metaforen, diminutive metafoortje n)

1. metaphor (figure of speech)

• beeldspraak
• vergelijking

• metaforisch

• Afrikaans: metafoor