hypallage

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)

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.

1. (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

• transferred epithet

Related terms

• enallage

Translations

literary device

• Catalan: hipàl·lage f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 換置法／换置法 (huànzhìfǎ)

• Dutch: hypallage
• Finnish: hypallage, siirretty epiteetti
• French: hypallage (fr) f
• German: Hypallage (de) f
• Italian: ipallage f
• Portuguese: hipálage (pt)
• Romanian: hipalagă f
• Russian: гипалла́га (ru) f (gipallága)
• Spanish: hipálage f

See also

• hypallage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπαλλαγή (hupallagḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhypɑlːɑɡe/, [ˈhypɑ̝lˌlɑ̝ɡe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡe
• Syllabification^(key): hy‧pal‧la‧ge

Noun

hypallage

1. (rhetoric) hypallage

Declension

Inflection of hypallage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		hypallage	hypallaget
genitive		hypallagen	hypallagejen
partitive		hypallagea	hypallageja
illative		hypallageen	hypallageihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hypallage	hypallaget
accusative	nom.	hypallage	hypallaget
	gen.	hypallagen
genitive		hypallagen	hypallagejen hypallageinrare
partitive		hypallagea	hypallageja
inessive		hypallagessa	hypallageissa
elative		hypallagesta	hypallageista
illative		hypallageen	hypallageihin
adessive		hypallagella	hypallageilla
ablative		hypallagelta	hypallageilta
allative		hypallagelle	hypallageille
essive		hypallagena	hypallageina
translative		hypallageksi	hypallageiksi
abessive		hypallagetta	hypallageitta
instructive		—	hypallagein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hypallage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hypallageni hypallageni accusative nom. hypallageni hypallageni gen. hypallageni genitive hypallageni hypallagejeni hypallageinirare partitive hypallageani hypallagejani inessive hypallagessani hypallageissani elative hypallagestani hypallageistani illative hypallageeni hypallageihini adessive hypallagellani hypallageillani ablative hypallageltani hypallageiltani allative hypallagelleni hypallageilleni essive hypallagenani hypallageinani translative hypallagekseni hypallageikseni abessive hypallagettani hypallageittani instructive — — comitative — hypallageineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hypallagesi hypallagesi accusative nom. hypallagesi hypallagesi gen. hypallagesi genitive hypallagesi hypallagejesi hypallageisirare partitive hypallageasi hypallagejasi inessive hypallagessasi hypallageissasi elative hypallagestasi hypallageistasi illative hypallageesi hypallageihisi adessive hypallagellasi hypallageillasi ablative hypallageltasi hypallageiltasi allative hypallagellesi hypallageillesi essive hypallagenasi hypallageinasi translative hypallageksesi hypallageiksesi abessive hypallagettasi hypallageittasi instructive — — comitative — hypallageinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hypallagemme hypallagemme accusative nom. hypallagemme hypallagemme gen. hypallagemme genitive hypallagemme hypallagejemme hypallageimmerare partitive hypallageamme hypallagejamme inessive hypallagessamme hypallageissamme elative hypallagestamme hypallageistamme illative hypallageemme hypallageihimme adessive hypallagellamme hypallageillamme ablative hypallageltamme hypallageiltamme allative hypallagellemme hypallageillemme essive hypallagenamme hypallageinamme translative hypallageksemme hypallageiksemme abessive hypallagettamme hypallageittamme instructive — — comitative — hypallageinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hypallagenne hypallagenne accusative nom. hypallagenne hypallagenne gen. hypallagenne genitive hypallagenne hypallagejenne hypallageinnerare partitive hypallageanne hypallagejanne inessive hypallagessanne hypallageissanne elative hypallagestanne hypallageistanne illative hypallageenne hypallageihinne adessive hypallagellanne hypallageillanne ablative hypallageltanne hypallageiltanne allative hypallagellenne hypallageillenne essive hypallagenanne hypallageinanne translative hypallageksenne hypallageiksenne abessive hypallagettanne hypallageittanne instructive — — comitative — hypallageinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hypallagensa hypallagensa accusative nom. hypallagensa hypallagensa gen. hypallagensa genitive hypallagensa hypallagejensa hypallageinsarare partitive hypallageaan hypallageansa hypallagejaan hypallagejansa inessive hypallagessaan hypallagessansa hypallageissaan hypallageissansa elative hypallagestaan hypallagestansa hypallageistaan hypallageistansa illative hypallageensa hypallageihinsa adessive hypallagellaan hypallagellansa hypallageillaan hypallageillansa ablative hypallageltaan hypallageltansa hypallageiltaan hypallageiltansa allative hypallagelleen hypallagellensa hypallageilleen hypallageillensa essive hypallagenaan hypallagenansa hypallageinaan hypallageinansa translative hypallagekseen hypallageksensa hypallageikseen hypallageiksensa abessive hypallagettaan hypallagettansa hypallageittaan hypallageittansa instructive — — comitative — hypallageineen hypallageinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypallage, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπαλλαγή (hupallagḗ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hypallage f or m (plural hypallages)

1. (rhetoric) chiasmus

Further reading

• “hypallage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.