Νεφελοκοκκυγία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + κόκκῡξ (kókkūx, “cuckoo”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ne.pʰe.lo.kok.kyː.ɡí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ne.pʰe.lo.kok.kyˈɡi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ne.ɸe.lo.ko.cyˈʝi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ne.fe.lo.ko.cyˈʝi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ne.fe.lo.ko.ciˈʝi.a/
Proper noun
Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ • (Nephelokokkūgíā) f (genitive Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- cloud-cuckoo-land
- 414 BCE, Aristophanes, The Birds 819:
- Πισθέταιρος: βούλει Νεφελοκοκκυγίαν?
Ἔποψ: ἰοὺ ἰού: καλόν γ᾽ ἀτεχνῶς σὺ καὶ μέγ᾽ ηὗρες τοὔνομα!
Ἐυελπίδης: ἆρ᾽ ἐστὶν αὑτηγὶ Νεφελοκοκκυγία, ἵνα καὶ τὰ Θεογένους τὰ πολλὰ χρήματα τά τ᾽ Αἰσχίνου γ᾽ ἅπαντα?- Translation by Ian Johnston
- Pisthetairos: Well, then, how do you like this: Cloudcuckooland?
Chorus leader: Yes! That’s good! You’ve come up with a name that’s really wonderful—it’s great!
Euelpides: Hang on, is this Cloudcuckooland the very spot where Theogenes keeps lots of money, and Aeschines hides all his assets?
- Pisthetairos: Well, then, how do you like this: Cloudcuckooland?
- Translation by Ian Johnston
- Πισθέταιρος: βούλει Νεφελοκοκκυγίαν?
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ hē Nephelokokkūgíā | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱς tês Nephelokokkūgíās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾳ têi Nephelokokkūgíāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱν tḕn Nephelokokkūgíān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ Nephelokokkūgíā | ||||||||||||
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Related terms
- Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐεύς (Nephelokokkūgieús)
References
- “Νεφελοκοκκυγία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Νεφελοκοκκυγία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Greek
Proper noun
Νεφελοκοκκυγία • (Nefelokokkygía) f (uncountable)
- cloud-cuckoo-land, a utopia, imaginary place with unrealistic or silly people.
Declension
Νεφελοκοκκυγία
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | Νεφελοκοκκυγία • |
genitive | Νεφελοκοκκυγίας • |
accusative | Νεφελοκοκκυγία • |
vocative | Νεφελοκοκκυγία • |
See also
Όρνιθες (κωμωδία) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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