metonymy

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von metonymy im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

mürsel mecaz

{i} kinaye

{i} ad değişimi

(Dilbilim) düz değişmece

{i} benzerinin ismini kullanma

(Dilbilim) düzdeğiştirmece

(Dilbilim) düzdeğişmece

(Dilbilim) ad aktarımı

mecaz-ı mürsel

Relevante Übersetzungen

metonymic

(Dilbilim) benzerinin ismini kullanan

metonymic

(Dilbilim) metonimik

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von metonymy im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object

a figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes

{n} the putting of one word for another

substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

Describing or naming one thing by something similar Meaning is inferred Ex: "The fat lady sings "

a figure of speech in which the poet substitutes a word normally associated with something for the term usually naming that thing (for example, "big-sky country" for western Canada) The association can be cause-and-effect, attribute-of, instrument-for, etc

the use of the name of one thing for something else with which it is associated Example: Neil reads Shakespeare while driving a Ford

{i} figure of speech that uses one object in place of another related concept (e.g., using "the throne" to refer to the monarchy)

A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power

substitution of a word or phrase with another which it suggests "The pen is mightier than the sword," in which both "pen" and "sword" are substituted for "written prose" and "military " See also: synecdoche

- a type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it

Referring to a concept by an attribute of it For example, the crown referring to a monarch See also synecdoche

A figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated For example, in the expression The pen is mightier than the sword, the word pen is used for “the written word,” and sword is used for “military power ”

a figure of speech that makes a term closely related to something serve as its substitute

Figurative language where one term is used in place of something else that it is related to or often associated with; like saying the White House for the president, or Hollywood for the American film industry

a kind of connotation where in one sign is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power

figure of speech in which an object is described by its function or parts (e g "the kettle is boiling" -- it is the water within which boils, not the kettle itself) [top]

a figure of speech in which an attribute is substituted for the whole

Metonymy from the Greek words [meta] meaning 'change,' and [onoma] meaning 'name ' Thus it is a name or figure of speech which represents something else which is associated with it in some fashion For example, if we're drinking water, and we ask if we can 'have another glass,' the word glass is a metonymy for more water

- the linking of one sign with another to form a context "the cat is on the mat"; a relation based on combination and contiguity Or something stands in for the whole: "All hands on deck"

A figure of speech involving the designation of something by means of a related notion, e g "wheels" meaning "automobile" (see also synecdoche)

the signifying process by which an entity is used to refer to another that is related to it

/ substitution of one word for another which it suggests *He is a man of the cloth *The pen is mightier than the sword *By the sweat of thy brow thou shalt eat thy bread (A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples, Ross Scaife)

A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections

Relevante Übersetzungen

metonymic

A metonym

metonymic

Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object

With a metonymic expression encountered in almost every sixth utterance, an uncontroversial need for dealing with this problem is demonstrated.

metonymic

of, or relating to a metonym or to metonymy

metonymic

Used by way of metonymy

metonymic

{s} having the nature of metonymy, of or pertaining to the use of a related word to represent another word that it does not specifically denote (Rhetoric)

metonymic

using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"

Silbentrennung

me·to·ny·my

Etymologie

[ m&-'tä-n&-mE ] (noun.) 1547. From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμία (metōnumia, “change of name”) μετά (meta, “other”) + ὄνυμα (onuma, “name”).