vertauskuva

== Finnish == === Etymology === vertaus (“comparison, simile”) +‎ kuva (“image”). Coined by Finnish priest Anders Gabriel Wikman in 1829. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋertɑusˌkuʋɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt̪ɑ̝us̠ˌkuʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -uʋɑ Syllabification(key): ver‧ta‧us‧ku‧va Hyphenation(key): ver‧taus‧kuva === Noun === vertauskuva allegory (something, e.g. an emblem or a symbol, which represents something else as a hidden, broader message, rather than literally) Synonym: allegoria (sometimes in the plural) allegory (use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message) Synonym: allegoria ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== metafora vertaus kielikuva === References === === Further reading === “vertauskuva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023