pilvilinna
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
pilvi (“cloud”) + linna (“castle”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpilʋiˌlinːɑ/, [ˈpilʋiˌlinːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -inːɑ
Syllabification(key): pil‧vi‧lin‧na
Hyphenation(key): pilvi‧linna
=== Noun ===
pilvilinna
pipe dream, castle in the air (plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work)
fool's paradise (happiness based on illusion)
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
päiväuni
virvatuli
==== Derived terms ====
rakentaa pilvilinnoja, rakennella pilvilinnoja (“to build castles in the air”)
=== Further reading ===
“pilvilinna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023