allegoria

See also: al·legoria

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English allegory), ultimately from Latin allēgoria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːeɡoriɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lːe̞ˌɡo̞riɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oriɑ
• Syllabification^(key): al‧le‧go‧ri‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): al‧le‧go‧ria

Noun

allegoria

1. allegory

Declension

Inflection of allegoria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		allegoria	allegoriat
genitive		allegorian	allegorioiden allegorioitten
partitive		allegoriaa	allegorioita
illative		allegoriaan	allegorioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		allegoria	allegoriat
accusative	nom.	allegoria	allegoriat
	gen.	allegorian
genitive		allegorian	allegorioiden allegorioitten allegoriain rare
partitive		allegoriaa	allegorioita
inessive		allegoriassa	allegorioissa
elative		allegoriasta	allegorioista
illative		allegoriaan	allegorioihin
adessive		allegorialla	allegorioilla
ablative		allegorialta	allegorioilta
allative		allegorialle	allegorioille
essive		allegoriana	allegorioina
translative		allegoriaksi	allegorioiksi
abessive		allegoriatta	allegorioitta
instructive		—	allegorioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative allegoriani allegoriani accusative nom. allegoriani allegoriani gen. allegoriani genitive allegoriani allegorioideni allegorioitteni allegoriaini rare partitive allegoriaani allegorioitani inessive allegoriassani allegorioissani elative allegoriastani allegorioistani illative allegoriaani allegorioihini adessive allegoriallani allegorioillani ablative allegorialtani allegorioiltani allative allegorialleni allegorioilleni essive allegorianani allegorioinani translative allegoriakseni allegorioikseni abessive allegoriattani allegorioittani instructive — — comitative — allegorioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative allegoriasi allegoriasi accusative nom. allegoriasi allegoriasi gen. allegoriasi genitive allegoriasi allegorioidesi allegorioittesi allegoriaisi rare partitive allegoriaasi allegorioitasi inessive allegoriassasi allegorioissasi elative allegoriastasi allegorioistasi illative allegoriaasi allegorioihisi adessive allegoriallasi allegorioillasi ablative allegorialtasi allegorioiltasi allative allegoriallesi allegorioillesi essive allegorianasi allegorioinasi translative allegoriaksesi allegorioiksesi abessive allegoriattasi allegorioittasi instructive — — comitative — allegorioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative allegoriamme allegoriamme accusative nom. allegoriamme allegoriamme gen. allegoriamme genitive allegoriamme allegorioidemme allegorioittemme allegoriaimme rare partitive allegoriaamme allegorioitamme inessive allegoriassamme allegorioissamme elative allegoriastamme allegorioistamme illative allegoriaamme allegorioihimme adessive allegoriallamme allegorioillamme ablative allegorialtamme allegorioiltamme allative allegoriallemme allegorioillemme essive allegorianamme allegorioinamme translative allegoriaksemme allegorioiksemme abessive allegoriattamme allegorioittamme instructive — — comitative — allegorioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative allegorianne allegorianne accusative nom. allegorianne allegorianne gen. allegorianne genitive allegorianne allegorioidenne allegorioittenne allegoriainne rare partitive allegoriaanne allegorioitanne inessive allegoriassanne allegorioissanne elative allegoriastanne allegorioistanne illative allegoriaanne allegorioihinne adessive allegoriallanne allegorioillanne ablative allegorialtanne allegorioiltanne allative allegoriallenne allegorioillenne essive allegoriananne allegorioinanne translative allegoriaksenne allegorioiksenne abessive allegoriattanne allegorioittanne instructive — — comitative — allegorioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative allegoriansa allegoriansa accusative nom. allegoriansa allegoriansa gen. allegoriansa genitive allegoriansa allegorioidensa allegorioittensa allegoriainsa rare partitive allegoriaansa allegorioitaan allegorioitansa inessive allegoriassaan allegoriassansa allegorioissaan allegorioissansa elative allegoriastaan allegoriastansa allegorioistaan allegorioistansa illative allegoriaansa allegorioihinsa adessive allegoriallaan allegoriallansa allegorioillaan allegorioillansa ablative allegorialtaan allegorialtansa allegorioiltaan allegorioiltansa allative allegorialleen allegoriallensa allegorioilleen allegorioillensa essive allegorianaan allegorianansa allegorioinaan allegorioinansa translative allegoriakseen allegoriaksensa allegorioikseen allegorioiksensa abessive allegoriattaan allegoriattansa allegorioittaan allegorioittansa instructive — — comitative — allegorioineen allegorioinensa

Further reading

• “allegoria”, 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 2023-07-02

Italian

Etymology

From Latin allēgoria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.le.ɡoˈri.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: al‧le‧go‧rì‧a

Noun

allegoria f (plural allegorie)

1. allegory
2. parable

Related terms

• allegorico

Further reading

• allegoria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [al.leːˈɡɔ.ri.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [al.leˈɡɔː.ri.a]

Noun

allēgoria f (genitive allēgoriae); first declension

1. allegory
2. parable

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	allēgoria	allēgoriae
genitive	allēgoriae	allēgoriārum
dative	allēgoriae	allēgoriīs
accusative	allēgoriam	allēgoriās
ablative	allēgoriā	allēgoriīs
vocative	allēgoria	allēgoriae

Descendants

• Catalan: al·legoria
• → Czech: alegorie
• → English: allegory
• → Finnish: allegoria
• French: allégorie
• Italian: allegoria
• → Lithuanian: alegorija
• → Polish: alegoria
• Portuguese: alegoria
• Romanian: alegorie
• → Russian: аллего́рия f (allegórija)
• → Serbo-Croatian: alegorija
• Spanish: alegoría

References

• “allegoria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• allegoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.