English
Etymology
From Latin hypallage, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπαλλαγή (hupallagḗ), from ὑπό (hupó, “hypo-”) + ἀλλάσσειν (allássein, “to exchange”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hɪˈpælədʒi/, /hʌɪˈpælədʒi/
- Rhymes: -ælədʒi
Noun
hypallage (countable and uncountable, plural hypallages)
| Examples (rhetoric, grammar)
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- drunk driving - it is a driver not the "driving" that is drunk
- her beauty's face - "her" face not "her beauty's"
- I can't knock the smirk off his stupid face - the thing that is referred to being stupid is "him", and not "his face"
- Bottom: The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was. — Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream act IV, scene 1 - Sense and sense organ are repeatedly mismatched by this comic character.
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- (rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.
Synonyms
Translations
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπαλλαγή (hupallagḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhypɑlːɑɡe/, [ˈhypɑ̝lˌlɑ̝ɡe̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡe
- Syllabification(key): hy‧pal‧la‧ge
- Hyphenation(key): hy‧pal‧la‧ge
Noun
hypallage
- (rhetoric) hypallage
Declension
| Inflection of hypallage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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| nominative
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hypallage
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hypallaget
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| genitive
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hypallagen
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hypallagejen
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| partitive
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hypallagea
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hypallageja
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| illative
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hypallageen
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hypallageihin
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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hypallage
|
hypallaget
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| accusative
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nom.
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hypallage
|
hypallaget
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| gen.
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hypallagen
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| genitive
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hypallagen
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hypallagejen
hypallagein rare
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| partitive
|
hypallagea
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hypallageja
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| inessive
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hypallagessa
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hypallageissa
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| elative
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hypallagesta
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hypallageista
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| illative
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hypallageen
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hypallageihin
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| adessive
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hypallagella
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hypallageilla
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| ablative
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hypallagelta
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hypallageilta
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| allative
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hypallagelle
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hypallageille
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| essive
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hypallagena
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hypallageina
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| translative
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hypallageksi
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hypallageiksi
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| abessive
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hypallagetta
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hypallageitta
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| instructive
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—
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hypallagein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hypallageni
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hypallageni
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| accusative
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nom.
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hypallageni
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hypallageni
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| gen.
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hypallageni
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| genitive
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hypallageni
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hypallagejeni
hypallageini rare
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| partitive
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hypallageani
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hypallagejani
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| inessive
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hypallagessani
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hypallageissani
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| elative
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hypallagestani
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hypallageistani
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| illative
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hypallageeni
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hypallageihini
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| adessive
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hypallagellani
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hypallageillani
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| ablative
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hypallageltani
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hypallageiltani
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| allative
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hypallagelleni
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hypallageilleni
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| essive
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hypallagenani
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hypallageinani
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| translative
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hypallagekseni
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hypallageikseni
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| abessive
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hypallagettani
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hypallageittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hypallageineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hypallagesi
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hypallagesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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hypallagesi
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hypallagesi
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| gen.
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hypallagesi
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| genitive
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hypallagesi
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hypallagejesi
hypallageisi rare
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| partitive
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hypallageasi
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hypallagejasi
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| inessive
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hypallagessasi
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hypallageissasi
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| elative
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hypallagestasi
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hypallageistasi
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| illative
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hypallageesi
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hypallageihisi
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| adessive
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hypallagellasi
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hypallageillasi
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| ablative
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hypallageltasi
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hypallageiltasi
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| allative
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hypallagellesi
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hypallageillesi
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| essive
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hypallagenasi
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hypallageinasi
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| translative
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hypallageksesi
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hypallageiksesi
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| abessive
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hypallagettasi
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hypallageittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hypallageinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hypallagemme
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hypallagemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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hypallagemme
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hypallagemme
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| gen.
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hypallagemme
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| genitive
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hypallagemme
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hypallagejemme
hypallageimme rare
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| partitive
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hypallageamme
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hypallagejamme
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| inessive
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hypallagessamme
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hypallageissamme
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| elative
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hypallagestamme
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hypallageistamme
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| illative
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hypallageemme
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hypallageihimme
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| adessive
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hypallagellamme
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hypallageillamme
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| ablative
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hypallageltamme
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hypallageiltamme
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| allative
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hypallagellemme
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hypallageillemme
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| essive
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hypallagenamme
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hypallageinamme
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| translative
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hypallageksemme
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hypallageiksemme
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| abessive
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hypallagettamme
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hypallageittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hypallageinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hypallagenne
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hypallagenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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hypallagenne
|
hypallagenne
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| gen.
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hypallagenne
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| genitive
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hypallagenne
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hypallagejenne
hypallageinne rare
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| partitive
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hypallageanne
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hypallagejanne
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| inessive
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hypallagessanne
|
hypallageissanne
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| elative
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hypallagestanne
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hypallageistanne
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| illative
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hypallageenne
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hypallageihinne
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| adessive
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hypallagellanne
|
hypallageillanne
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| ablative
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hypallageltanne
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hypallageiltanne
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| allative
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hypallagellenne
|
hypallageillenne
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| essive
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hypallagenanne
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hypallageinanne
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| translative
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hypallageksenne
|
hypallageiksenne
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| abessive
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hypallagettanne
|
hypallageittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hypallageinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hypallagensa
|
hypallagensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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hypallagensa
|
hypallagensa
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| gen.
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hypallagensa
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| genitive
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hypallagensa
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hypallagejensa
hypallageinsa rare
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| partitive
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hypallageaan
hypallageansa
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hypallagejaan
hypallagejansa
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| inessive
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hypallagessaan
hypallagessansa
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hypallageissaan
hypallageissansa
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| elative
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hypallagestaan
hypallagestansa
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hypallageistaan
hypallageistansa
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| illative
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hypallageensa
|
hypallageihinsa
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| adessive
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hypallagellaan
hypallagellansa
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hypallageillaan
hypallageillansa
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| ablative
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hypallageltaan
hypallageltansa
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hypallageiltaan
hypallageiltansa
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| allative
|
hypallagelleen
hypallagellensa
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hypallageilleen
hypallageillensa
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| essive
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hypallagenaan
hypallagenansa
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hypallageinaan
hypallageinansa
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| translative
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hypallagekseen
hypallageksensa
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hypallageikseen
hypallageiksensa
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| abessive
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hypallagettaan
hypallagettansa
|
hypallageittaan
hypallageittansa
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
hypallageineen
hypallageinensa
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hypallage, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπαλλαγή (hupallagḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
hypallage f or m (plural hypallages)
- (rhetoric) chiasmus
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