nostalgia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin nostalgia from Ancient Greek *νοσταλγία (nostalgia), from νόστος (nostos), “‘a return home’”) + ἄλγος (algos), “‘pain, suffering’”). Compare Italian nostalgia and French nostalgie.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nɒˈstaldʒə/
• (US) IPA: /nɑˈstældʒə/, /nɔˈstældʒə/

[edit] Noun

nostalgia (plural nostalgias)

1. A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
2. A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.

[edit] Derived terms

• nostalgic
• nostalgically

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• memory lane

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

nostalgia

1. nostalgia

[edit] Declension

Declension of nostalgia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative nostalgia nostalgiat genitive nostalgian nostalgioiden nostalgioitten nostalgiain1 partitive nostalgiaa nostalgioita accusative nostalgia nostalgian nostalgiat inessive nostalgiassa nostalgioissa elative nostalgiasta nostalgioista illative nostalgiaan nostalgioihin adessive nostalgialla nostalgioilla ablative nostalgialta nostalgioilta allative nostalgialle nostalgioille essive nostalgiana nostalgioina translative nostalgiaksi nostalgioiksi instructive – nostalgioin abessive nostalgiatta nostalgioitta comitative – nostalgioineen 1) Rare.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

nostalgia f. (plural nostalgie)

1. nostalgia

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• nostalgico