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idyll

See also: Idyll

English

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Etymology

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From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).

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idyll (plural idylls)

  1. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
  2. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
  3. (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
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Adjective

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idyll

  1. Alternative form of ydel (“empty”)

Noun

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idyll

  1. Alternative form of ydel (“idleness”)

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin idyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion). Cognate with Danish idyl, English idyll and German Idyll, used since 1781. Doublet of idé and idol.

Noun

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idyll c

  1. an idyllic place or circumstance, an idyll
  2. artistic expression dealing with the above, an idyll

Declension

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Declension of idyll
nominative genitive
singular indefinite idyll idylls
definite idyllen idyllens
plural indefinite idyller idyllers
definite idyllerna idyllernas
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