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nostalgia

See also: nostalgía

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Etymology edit

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”), translating German Heimweh.[1] Ancient Greek *νοσταλγία (*nostalgía) is unattested. Transferred sense probably influenced by French nostalgie, especially in literature.[2]

Compare Italian nostalgia, Spanish nostalgia, Portuguese nostalgia and French nostalgie.

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Noun edit

nostalgia (countable and uncountable, plural nostalgias)

  1. (now uncommon) A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness. [from 18th c.]
  2. (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. [from 20th c.]
    • 2013 August 16, Oliver Burkeman, “This is the cutest article”, in The Guardian Weekly‎[1], volume 189, number 10, page 20:
      I can't have been the only person, last week, to feel a rush of nostalgia upon learning that Thames Water had removed a bus-sized, 15-tonne lump of food fat ("mixed with wet wipes") from the sewers under London. The fatberg was an August news story redolent of the old-fashioned silly season.
    • 2020 September 9, Priya Elan, “Now-stalgia: why fashion is going back to the future”, in The Guardian‎[2], →ISSN:
      […] Rousteing asked: “Is my generation’s nostalgia for our turn-of-the-century childhood culture somehow less cool than fashion’s more familiar fixation on the 70s and 80s?” The answer was a firm “no”: in 2020 all nostalgia is good nostalgia. “The nostalgia economy”, as named by Quartz, is the most powerful trend in fashion since florals or trousers and is a reaction to what’s happening in the world.
    • 2022 November 15, Dan Hancox, “‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today”, in The Guardian‎[3]:
      Though there is nothing generationally unique in the desire to bask in the banalities of your past, these nostalgia communities have flourished on Facebook as its user base has grown ever older in the past decade.

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Translations edit

longing for home or familiar surroundings — see homesickness
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  1. ^ Johannes Hofer (1688) Dissertatio medica de nostalgia, oder Heimwehe (in Latin), Basel: Johann Jakob Harder, →DOI: “Neque verò denomine deliberanti convenientuis occurrit, remque explicandam præciſius deſignans, quam Noſtalgias vocabulum, origine græcum, & quidem duabus ex vocibus compoſitum, quorum alterum Νόστος Reditum in Patriam, alterum Ἄλγος dolorem aut triſtitiam ſignificat: […]”
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “nostalgia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnostɑlɡiɑ/, [ˈno̞s̠tɑ̝lˌɡiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nos‧tal‧gi‧a

Noun edit

nostalgia

  1. nostalgia

Declension edit

Inflection of nostalgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative nostalgia nostalgiat
genitive nostalgian nostalgioiden
nostalgioitten
partitive nostalgiaa nostalgioita
illative nostalgiaan nostalgioihin
singular plural
nominative nostalgia nostalgiat
accusative nom. nostalgia nostalgiat
gen. nostalgian
genitive nostalgian nostalgioiden
nostalgioitten
nostalgiainrare
partitive nostalgiaa nostalgioita
inessive nostalgiassa nostalgioissa
elative nostalgiasta nostalgioista
illative nostalgiaan nostalgioihin
adessive nostalgialla nostalgioilla
ablative nostalgialta nostalgioilta
allative nostalgialle nostalgioille
essive nostalgiana nostalgioina
translative nostalgiaksi nostalgioiksi
abessive nostalgiatta nostalgioitta
instructive — nostalgioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nostalgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nostalgiani nostalgiani
accusative nom. nostalgiani nostalgiani
gen. nostalgiani
genitive nostalgiani nostalgioideni
nostalgioitteni
nostalgiainirare
partitive nostalgiaani nostalgioitani
inessive nostalgiassani nostalgioissani
elative nostalgiastani nostalgioistani
illative nostalgiaani nostalgioihini
adessive nostalgiallani nostalgioillani
ablative nostalgialtani nostalgioiltani
allative nostalgialleni nostalgioilleni
essive nostalgianani nostalgioinani
translative nostalgiakseni nostalgioikseni
abessive nostalgiattani nostalgioittani
instructive — —
comitative — nostalgioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nostalgiasi nostalgiasi
accusative nom. nostalgiasi nostalgiasi
gen. nostalgiasi
genitive nostalgiasi nostalgioidesi
nostalgioittesi
nostalgiaisirare
partitive nostalgiaasi nostalgioitasi
inessive nostalgiassasi nostalgioissasi
elative nostalgiastasi nostalgioistasi
illative nostalgiaasi nostalgioihisi
adessive nostalgiallasi nostalgioillasi
ablative nostalgialtasi nostalgioiltasi
allative nostalgiallesi nostalgioillesi
essive nostalgianasi nostalgioinasi
translative nostalgiaksesi nostalgioiksesi
abessive nostalgiattasi nostalgioittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nostalgioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nostalgiamme nostalgiamme
accusative nom. nostalgiamme nostalgiamme
gen. nostalgiamme
genitive nostalgiamme nostalgioidemme
nostalgioittemme
nostalgiaimmerare
partitive nostalgiaamme nostalgioitamme
inessive nostalgiassamme nostalgioissamme
elative nostalgiastamme nostalgioistamme
illative nostalgiaamme nostalgioihimme
adessive nostalgiallamme nostalgioillamme
ablative nostalgialtamme nostalgioiltamme
allative nostalgiallemme nostalgioillemme
essive nostalgianamme nostalgioinamme
translative nostalgiaksemme nostalgioiksemme
abessive nostalgiattamme nostalgioittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nostalgioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nostalgianne nostalgianne
accusative nom. nostalgianne nostalgianne
gen. nostalgianne
genitive nostalgianne nostalgioidenne
nostalgioittenne
nostalgiainnerare
partitive nostalgiaanne nostalgioitanne
inessive nostalgiassanne nostalgioissanne
elative nostalgiastanne nostalgioistanne
illative nostalgiaanne nostalgioihinne
adessive nostalgiallanne nostalgioillanne
ablative nostalgialtanne nostalgioiltanne
allative nostalgiallenne nostalgioillenne
essive nostalgiananne nostalgioinanne
translative nostalgiaksenne nostalgioiksenne
abessive nostalgiattanne nostalgioittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nostalgioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nostalgiansa nostalgiansa
accusative nom. nostalgiansa nostalgiansa
gen. nostalgiansa
genitive nostalgiansa nostalgioidensa
nostalgioittensa
nostalgiainsarare
partitive nostalgiaansa nostalgioitaan
nostalgioitansa
inessive nostalgiassaan
nostalgiassansa 		nostalgioissaan
nostalgioissansa
elative nostalgiastaan
nostalgiastansa 		nostalgioistaan
nostalgioistansa
illative nostalgiaansa nostalgioihinsa
adessive nostalgiallaan
nostalgiallansa 		nostalgioillaan
nostalgioillansa
ablative nostalgialtaan
nostalgialtansa 		nostalgioiltaan
nostalgioiltansa
allative nostalgialleen
nostalgiallensa 		nostalgioilleen
nostalgioillensa
essive nostalgianaan
nostalgianansa 		nostalgioinaan
nostalgioinansa
translative nostalgiakseen
nostalgiaksensa 		nostalgioikseen
nostalgioiksensa
abessive nostalgiattaan
nostalgiattansa 		nostalgioittaan
nostalgioittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nostalgioineen
nostalgioinensa

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Indonesian edit

 
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Etymology edit

From English nostalgia.

Noun edit

nostalgia (first-person possessive nostalgiaku, second-person possessive nostalgiamu, third-person possessive nostalgianya)

  1. nostalgia

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /no.stalˈd͡ʒi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: no‧stal‧gì‧a

Noun edit

nostalgia f (plural nostalgie)

  1. nostalgia, homesickness, longing

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Malay edit

 
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Etymology edit

From English nostalgia.

Noun edit

nostalgia (Jawi spelling نوستلݢيا, plural nostalgia-nostalgia, informal 1st possessive nostalgiaku, 2nd possessive nostalgiamu, 3rd possessive nostalgianya)

  1. nostalgia

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Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French nostalgie, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos) + ἄλγος (álgos).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nɔsˈtal.ɡja/
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  • Rhymes: -alɡja
  • Syllabification: nos‧tal‧gia

Noun edit

nostalgia f

  1. nostalgia (yearning for the past)

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Declension of nostalgia
singular plural
nominative nostalgia nostalgie
genitive nostalgii nostalgii/nostalgij (archaic)
dative nostalgii nostalgiom
accusative nostalgię nostalgie
instrumental nostalgią nostalgiami
locative nostalgii nostalgiach
vocative nostalgio nostalgie

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adjective
nouns

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adverb

Further reading edit

  • nostalgia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nostalgia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Cognate with Galician nostalxia.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nos.tawˈʒi.ɐ/ [nos.taʊ̯ˈʒi.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /noʃ.tawˈʒi.ɐ/ [noʃ.taʊ̯ˈʒi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nos.tawˈʒi.a/ [nos.taʊ̯ˈʒi.a]

  • Hyphenation: nos‧tal‧gi‧a

Noun edit

nostalgia f (plural nostalgias)

  1. nostalgia (yearning for the past)

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nosˈtalxja/ [nosˈt̪al.xja]
  • Rhymes: -alxja
  • Syllabification: nos‧tal‧gia

Noun edit

nostalgia f (plural nostalgias)

  1. nostalgia

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