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English[edit]
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 Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + -ία (-ía).[1] Compare English topos and -ia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
utopia (countable and uncountable, plural utopia or utopias)
- A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
- 1962 August, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 131:
- As everyone knows, almost all booked passenger and freight trains are diagrammed into rosters for engines and men, and in an operating Utopia everything would work out daily according to plan.
- 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
Translations[edit]
world in perfect harmony
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References[edit]
- ^ 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, London 1858, p. 1001.
Catalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
utopia f (plural utopies)
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Finnish[edit]
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
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 | |
| Possessive forms of utopia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | utopiani | utopiamme |
| 2nd person | utopiasi | utopianne |
| 3rd person | utopiansa | |
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Italian[edit]
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]
Noun[edit]
utopia f (plural utopie)
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Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- utopia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French utopie, 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]
Noun[edit]
utopia f
Declension[edit]
Declension of utopia
Derived terms[edit]
adjectives
adverb
nouns
Further reading[edit]
- utopia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- utopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
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)
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