Metafoorilisi

Metafoorilisi is an Estonian adjective form meaning “metaphorical.” It is the plural partitive form used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the partitive case. The base form metafooriline derives from metafoor (metaphor) with the adjectival suffix -iline. In standard Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun in number, case, and definiteness; when the noun is plural and in the partitive case, the form metafoorilisi is used.

Examples of usage include phrases such as metafoorilisi väljendeid (metaphorical expressions), metafoorilisi lauseid (metaphorical sentences), and metafoorilisi võtteid (metaphorical techniques). This form appears predominantly in written Estonian, particularly in linguistic analysis, literary criticism, and discussions of rhetoric.

It is important to note that metafoorilisi is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical inflection of the adjective metafooriline. In glossaries or summaries, the stem metafooriline may be used to refer to the broader concept of metaphorical language rather than a specific inflected form.

See also: metafoor, metafora, figurative language, Estonian grammar.