Utopia

See also: utopia, utópia, utopía, and utopią

Latin

Etymology

From the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More.

Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not”) +‎ τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).[1] Compare dystopia.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːˈto.pi.a/, [uːˈtɔ.pi.a]

Proper noun

Ūtopia f (genitive Ūtopiae); first declension

  1. a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Ūtopia
Genitive Ūtopiae
Dative Ūtopiae
Accusative Ūtopiam
Ablative Ūtopiā
Vocative Ūtopia
Locative Ūtopiae

References
  1. Craig, John (F.G.S.). A New Universal Etymological, Technological, and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language, Embracing All the Terms Used in Science, Literature and Art. Vol. II. George Routledge & Company, 1858, p. 1001
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