ειδύλλιο

Greek

Etymology

The genre from Hellenistic Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion, “short bucolic poem”).
Sense romance, semantic loan from French idylle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈði.li.o/
  • Hyphenation: ει‧δύλ‧λι‧ο

Noun

ειδύλλιο • (eidýllio) n (plural ειδύλλια)

  1. (literature) in ancient Greek and Roman literature, a short bucolic poem, usually with romantic theme
    1. (in new times) any poem or other literary form of similar character
  2. romance, love affair
    1. (ironic) brief or unexpected friendship or collaboration

Declension
declension of ειδύλλιο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ειδύλλιο • ειδύλλια •
genitive ειδυλλίου •,  ειδύλλιου • ειδυλλίων •
accusative ειδύλλιο • ειδύλλια •
vocative ειδύλλιο • ειδύλλια •

Derived terms
  • ειδυλλιακός (eidylliakós, “idyllic”)
  • ειδυλλιακά (eidylliaká, “idyllically”)
  • κωμειδύλλιο (komeidýllio, “play of musical theatre”)
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