utopia

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See also: Utopia, utópia, and utopía

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From New Latin Ūtopia, the name of a fictional island possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from οὐ (ou, “not”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) (English topos) + Latin -ia/Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia) (English -ia).[1]

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utopia (countable and uncountable, plural utopias)

  1. A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
    • 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly‎[1], volume 188, number 22, page 30:
      As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.

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Terms derived from utopia

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  1. ^ Craig, John (F.G.S.). A New Universal Etymological, Technological, and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language, Embracing All the Terms Used in Science, Literature and Art. Vol. II. George Routledge & Company, 1858, p. 1001

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utopia f (plural utopies)

  1. utopia

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Finnish[edit]

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(index u)

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).

Noun[edit]

utopia

  1. utopia

Declension[edit]

Inflection of utopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative utopia utopiat
genitive utopian utopioiden
utopioitten
partitive utopiaa utopioita
illative utopiaan utopioihin
singular plural
nominative utopia utopiat
accusative nom. utopia utopiat
gen. utopian
genitive utopian utopioiden
utopioitten
utopiainrare
partitive utopiaa utopioita
inessive utopiassa utopioissa
elative utopiasta utopioista
illative utopiaan utopioihin
adessive utopialla utopioilla
ablative utopialta utopioilta
allative utopialle utopioille
essive utopiana utopioina
translative utopiaksi utopioiksi
instructive — utopioin
abessive utopiatta utopioitta
comitative — utopioineen

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /utoːpja/
  • Hyphenation: u‧to‧pì‧a

Noun[edit]

utopia f (plural utopie)

  1. utopia

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Portuguese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: u‧to‧pi‧a

Noun[edit]

utopia f (plural utopias)

  1. utopia

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /uˈtopja/, [uˈt̪opja]

Noun[edit]

utopia f (plural utopias)

  1. Alternative form of utopía
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