metonymia

Dutch

Etymology

From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: me‧to‧ny‧mia

Noun

metonymia f (plural metonymia's, diminutive metonymiaatje n)

1. (literature) a metaphor by which an inclusive term stands for something included, or vice versa; a metaphor in which a part is spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice-versa (the court for the judge)

See also

• synecdoche

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English metonymy), ultimately from Late Latin metonymia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetonymiɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪o̞ˌnymiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ymiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧to‧ny‧mi‧a

Noun

metonymia

1. metonymy

Declension

Inflection of metonymia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		metonymia	metonymiat
genitive		metonymian	metonymioiden metonymioitten
partitive		metonymiaa	metonymioita
illative		metonymiaan	metonymioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		metonymia	metonymiat
accusative	nom.	metonymia	metonymiat
	gen.	metonymian
genitive		metonymian	metonymioiden metonymioitten metonymiain rare
partitive		metonymiaa	metonymioita
inessive		metonymiassa	metonymioissa
elative		metonymiasta	metonymioista
illative		metonymiaan	metonymioihin
adessive		metonymialla	metonymioilla
ablative		metonymialta	metonymioilta
allative		metonymialle	metonymioille
essive		metonymiana	metonymioina
translative		metonymiaksi	metonymioiksi
abessive		metonymiatta	metonymioitta
instructive		—	metonymioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metonymia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metonymiani metonymiani accusative nom. metonymiani metonymiani gen. metonymiani genitive metonymiani metonymioideni metonymioitteni metonymiaini rare partitive metonymiaani metonymioitani inessive metonymiassani metonymioissani elative metonymiastani metonymioistani illative metonymiaani metonymioihini adessive metonymiallani metonymioillani ablative metonymialtani metonymioiltani allative metonymialleni metonymioilleni essive metonymianani metonymioinani translative metonymiakseni metonymioikseni abessive metonymiattani metonymioittani instructive — — comitative — metonymioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metonymiasi metonymiasi accusative nom. metonymiasi metonymiasi gen. metonymiasi genitive metonymiasi metonymioidesi metonymioittesi metonymiaisi rare partitive metonymiaasi metonymioitasi inessive metonymiassasi metonymioissasi elative metonymiastasi metonymioistasi illative metonymiaasi metonymioihisi adessive metonymiallasi metonymioillasi ablative metonymialtasi metonymioiltasi allative metonymiallesi metonymioillesi essive metonymianasi metonymioinasi translative metonymiaksesi metonymioiksesi abessive metonymiattasi metonymioittasi instructive — — comitative — metonymioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metonymiamme metonymiamme accusative nom. metonymiamme metonymiamme gen. metonymiamme genitive metonymiamme metonymioidemme metonymioittemme metonymiaimme rare partitive metonymiaamme metonymioitamme inessive metonymiassamme metonymioissamme elative metonymiastamme metonymioistamme illative metonymiaamme metonymioihimme adessive metonymiallamme metonymioillamme ablative metonymialtamme metonymioiltamme allative metonymiallemme metonymioillemme essive metonymianamme metonymioinamme translative metonymiaksemme metonymioiksemme abessive metonymiattamme metonymioittamme instructive — — comitative — metonymioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metonymianne metonymianne accusative nom. metonymianne metonymianne gen. metonymianne genitive metonymianne metonymioidenne metonymioittenne metonymiainne rare partitive metonymiaanne metonymioitanne inessive metonymiassanne metonymioissanne elative metonymiastanne metonymioistanne illative metonymiaanne metonymioihinne adessive metonymiallanne metonymioillanne ablative metonymialtanne metonymioiltanne allative metonymiallenne metonymioillenne essive metonymiananne metonymioinanne translative metonymiaksenne metonymioiksenne abessive metonymiattanne metonymioittanne instructive — — comitative — metonymioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metonymiansa metonymiansa accusative nom. metonymiansa metonymiansa gen. metonymiansa genitive metonymiansa metonymioidensa metonymioittensa metonymiainsa rare partitive metonymiaansa metonymioitaan metonymioitansa inessive metonymiassaan metonymiassansa metonymioissaan metonymioissansa elative metonymiastaan metonymiastansa metonymioistaan metonymioistansa illative metonymiaansa metonymioihinsa adessive metonymiallaan metonymiallansa metonymioillaan metonymioillansa ablative metonymialtaan metonymialtansa metonymioiltaan metonymioiltansa allative metonymialleen metonymiallensa metonymioilleen metonymioillensa essive metonymianaan metonymianansa metonymioinaan metonymioinansa translative metonymiakseen metonymiaksensa metonymioikseen metonymioiksensa abessive metonymiattaan metonymiattansa metonymioittaan metonymioittansa instructive — — comitative — metonymioineen metonymioinensa

Further reading

• “metonymia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03