nostalgia
Meaning
nostalgia (yearning for the past)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
nos‧tal‧gi‧a
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/nos.tawˈʒi.ɐ/
Etymology
From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “returning home”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). Cognate with Galician nostalxia.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning Portuguese with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "nostalgia" and many other words and sentences in Portuguese.
Go to our Portuguese course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
