utopia
English
Etymology
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.[1] Compare English topos and -ia.
Pronunciation
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Noun
utopia (countable and uncountable, plural utopia or utopias)
- 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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References
- ^ 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
Noun
utopia f (plural utopies)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
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
utopia
Declension
Inflection of utopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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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 utopiain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | utopiatta | utopioitta | |
instructive | — | utopioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
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
Noun
utopia f (plural utopie)
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Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
utopia f
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) utopijny
- (adverb) utopijnie
- (nouns) utopijność, utopista, utopistka
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
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
- Hyphenation: u‧to‧pi‧a
Noun
utopia f (plural utopias)
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 4-syllable words
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English indeclinable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English words suffixed with -topia
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Finnish terms derived from New Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish kulkija-type nominals
- Italian terms derived from New Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Portuguese terms derived from New Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns