νοσταλγία
Greek
Etymology
From French nostalgie, from New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “journey”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). Ancient Greek *νοσταλγία (*nostalgía) is unattested.
Noun
νοσταλγία • (nostalgía) f (uncountable)
- nostalgia, homesickness
- nostalgia (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past)
Declension
Derived terms
- νοσταλγικός (nostalgikós, “nostalgic”)
- νοσταλγώ (nostalgó, “to be nostalgic”)
- νοσταλγός m or f (nostalgós, “person with nostalgia”)
References
- νοσταλγία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- “nostalgie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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