idyll
See also: Idyll
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin īdyllium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪdɪl, -ɪdəl
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- Rhymes: -aɪdəl
- Homophones: idle, idol (US)
Noun
idyll (plural idylls)
- Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
- (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
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Translations
poem or short written piece
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carefree or lighthearted experience
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composition
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See also
References
- “idyll”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “idyll”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
Cognate with Danish idyl, English idyll and German idyll, used since 1781.
Noun
idyll c
Declension
Declension of idyll | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | idyll | idyllen | idyller | idyllerna |
Genitive | idylls | idyllens | idyllers | idyllernas |
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