"μεταφορά" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μεταφορά in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /me.ta.pʰo.rǎː/, /me.ta.ɸoˈra/, /me.ta.foˈra/, /me.ta.pʰo.rǎː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me.ta.pʰoˈra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /me.ta.ɸoˈra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /me.ta.foˈra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /me.ta.foˈra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “to transfer”) + -η (-ē). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{affix|grc|μεταφέρω|-η|id2=o-grade|t1=to transfer}} μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “to transfer”) + -η (-ē) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μετᾰφορᾶς|f|first|head=μετᾰφορᾱ́}} μετᾰφορᾱ́ • (metaphorā́) f (genitive μετᾰφορᾶς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μετᾰφορᾱ́|ᾶς}} Forms: μετᾰφορᾱ́ [canonical], metaphorā́ [romanization], μετᾰφορᾶς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μετᾰφορᾱ́ [nominative, singular], τὼ μετᾰφορᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ μετᾰφοραί [nominative, plural], τῆς μετᾰφορᾶς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μετᾰφοραῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν μετᾰφορῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μετᾰφορᾷ [dative, singular], τοῖν μετᾰφοραῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς μετᾰφοραῖς [dative, plural], τὴν μετᾰφορᾱ́ν [accusative, singular], τὼ μετᾰφορᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μετᾰφορᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], μετᾰφορᾱ́ [singular, vocative], μετᾰφορᾱ́ [dual, vocative], μετᾰφοραί [plural, vocative]
  1. transference
    Sense id: en-μεταφορά-grc-noun-KhW~OeGc
  2. (rhetoric) metaphor, trope Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-μεταφορά-grc-noun-jGdnQ-0E Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade), Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 17 83 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-: 14 86 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade): 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 45 26 21
     
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