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Etymology
Calque from a Germanic language, equivalent to aero + kastelo; compare Danish luftkastel, Dutch luchtkasteel, and German Luftschloss.
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aerkastelo (accusative singular aerkastelon, plural aerkasteloj, accusative plural aerkastelojn)
- (idiomatic) castle in the air; pipe dream
1910, Sybil E. Bailey, “Kasteloj en la aero,”, in Amerika Esperantisto: Volumes 7-8, page 154:Dum Alnaskaro sidis en tiu ĉi komforta pozicio, fikse rigardante siajn posedaĵojn, li enpensiĝis kaj komencis indulgi sin per tre amuza konstruado de "aerkasteloj."- As Alnaskaro sat in this comfortable position, staring at his possessions, he drifted into thought and began to indulge himself in the quite amusing construction of "castles in the air."
2006, Sen Rodin, Bildoj pri Norda Lando kaj aliaj rakontoj, page 16:Kiom da posttagmezoj pasigitaj kun ŝi sur la lagbordo! Kiom da absurdaj aerkasteloj, kiam ŝi devis reiri al sia urbeto en la fora nordo, ne malproksime de la arkta poluscirklo!- How many afternoons spent with her on the beach! How many absurd castles in the air, when she had to return to her town in the far north, not far from the Arctic Circle!
2006, Henrik Ibsen, translated by Odd Tangerud, Konstruestro Solness:Aerkasteloj, — ili estas konvenaj por rifuĝo. Kaj ankaŭ konvene facilaj por konstrui.- Castles in the air — they're suitable for refuge. And also very convenient to construct.
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