Νεφελοκοκκυγία

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Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 4 January 2013

Etymology

From νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) +‎ κόκκῡξ (kókkūx, “cuckoo”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ • (Nephelokokkūgíā) f (genitive Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. cloud-cuckoo-land
    • 414 BCE, Aristophanes, The Birds 819:
      Πισθέταιρος βούλει Νεφελοκοκκυγίαν?
      Ἔποψ ἰοὺ ἰού: καλόν γ’ ἀτεχνῶς σὺ καὶ μέγ’ ηὗρες τοὔνομα!
      Ἐυελπίδης ἆρ’ ἐστὶν αὑτηγὶ Νεφελοκοκκυγία, ἵνα καὶ τὰ Θεογένους τὰ πολλὰ χρήματα τά τ’ Αἰσχίνου γ’ ἅπαντα?
      Pisthétairos boúlei Nephelokokkugían?
      Épops ioù ioú: kalón g’ atekhnôs sù kaì még’ hēûres toúnoma!
      Euelpídēs âr’ estìn hautēgì Nephelokokkugía, hína kaì tà Theogénous tà pollà khrḗmata tá t’ Aiskhínou g’ hápanta?
      • Translation by Ian Johnston
        Pisthetairos: Well, then, how do you like this: Cloudcuckooland?
        Chorus leader: Yes! That’s good! You’ve come up with a name that’s really wonderful—it’s great!
        Euelpides: Hang on, is this Cloudcuckooland the very spot where Theogenes keeps lots of money, and Aeschines hides all his assets?

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ
hē Nephelokokkūgíā 		τὼ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ
tṑ Nephelokokkūgíā 		αἱ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́αι
hai Nephelokokkūgíai
Genitive τῆς Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱς
tês Nephelokokkūgíās 		τοῖν Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́αιν
toîn Nephelokokkūgíain 		τῶν Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐῶν
tôn Nephelokokkūgiôn
Dative τῇ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾳ
têi Nephelokokkūgíāi 		τοῖν Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́αιν
toîn Nephelokokkūgíain 		ταῖς Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́αις
taîs Nephelokokkūgíais
Accusative τὴν Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱν
tḕn Nephelokokkūgíān 		τὼ Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ
tṑ Nephelokokkūgíā 		τᾱ̀ς Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s Nephelokokkūgíās
Vocative Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ
Nephelokokkūgíā 		Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ
Nephelokokkūgíā 		Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́αι
Nephelokokkūgíai
Notes:

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκῡγῐ́ᾱ (Nephelokokkūgíā, “cloud-cuckoo-land”), from (νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + κόκκῡξ (kókkūx, “cuckoo”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “country suffix”)). A placename created by Aristophanes, the city of The Birds. In philological texts, referred as Nephelococcygia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne.fe.lo.ko.ciˈʝi.a/
  • Hyphenation: Νε‧φε‧λε‧κοκ‧κυ‧γί‧α

Proper noun

Νεφελοκοκκυγία • (Nefelokokkygía) f (plural Νεφελοκοκκυγίες)

  1. cloud-cuckoo-land, a utopia, imaginary place with unrealistic or silly people.
    • Για τις Νεφελοκοκκυγίες σας έχω / πολλά κι ωραία τραγούδια εγώ συνθέσει
      Gia tis Nefelokokkygíes sas écho / pollá ki oraía tragoúdia egó synthései
      For your Cloudcuckoolands I have composed many and wonderful songs
      Translation (1967) in Modern Greek by Thrasyboulοs Stavrou of Aristophanes, The Birds, verses 917-918 @greek-language.gr

Declension

Declension of Νεφελοκοκκυγία
singular plural
nominative Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nefelokokkygía) Νεφελοκοκκυγίες (Nefelokokkygíes)
genitive Νεφελοκοκκυγίας (Nefelokokkygías) Νεφελοκοκκυγιών (Nefelokokkygión)
accusative Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nefelokokkygía) Νεφελοκοκκυγίες (Nefelokokkygíes)
vocative Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nefelokokkygía) Νεφελοκοκκυγίες (Nefelokokkygíes)

Usually in the singular.

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